Λάχεσις

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τίς γὰρ ἁδονᾶς ἄτερ θνατῶν βίος ποθεινὸς ἢ ποία τυραννίς; τᾶς ἄτερ οὐδὲ θεῶν ζηλωτὸς αἰών → What human life is desirable without pleasure, or what lordly power? Without it not even the life of the gods is enviable.

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Transliteration A: Láchesis Transliteration B: Lachesis Transliteration C: Lachesis Beta Code: *la/xesis

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], εως, Ion. ιος, ἡ, (λαχεῖν) Lachesis, one of the three Fates,

   A Disposer of lots, Hes.Th.218, Sc.258, Pi.O.7.64, etc.; as the goddess of distribution, Plu.2.644a, cf. Arist.Mu.401b20.    II as Appellat., lot, destiny, Bacis ap. Hdt.9.43: pl., Μοιρῶν Λαχέσεων IG 5(1).602.8 (Sparta, iii A.D.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Λάχεσις: -εως, Ἰων. ιος, ἡ: (λᾰχεῖν)· - μία τῶν τριῶν Μοιρῶν, ἡ διαθέτουσα τοὺς κλήρους τῶν ἀνθρώπων, Ἡσ. Θ. 218, Ἀσπ. Ἡρακλ. 258, Πινδ. Ο. 7. 118, κτλ.· ὡς θεότης τῆς διανομῆς, Πλούτ. 2. 644Α, πρβλ. Ἀριστ. π. Κόσμ. 7, 6· ἴδε ἐν λέξ. Κλωθώ. ΙΙ. ὡς προσηγορ., κλῆρος, μοῖρα, προορισμός, Βάκις παρ’ Ἡροδ. 9. 43· καὶ ἐν τῷ πληθ. Μοιρῶν λαχέσεων Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 1444.

French (Bailly abrégé)

εως, ion. -ιος (ἡ) :
Lachésis, l’une des trois Parques.
Étymologie: v. λάχεσις.

English (Slater)

Λᾰχεσις
   1 she who allots, one of the Moirai. ἐκέλευσεν δ' αὐτίκα (sc. Ἀέλιος) χρυσάμπυκα μὲν Λάχεσιν χεῖρας ἀντεῖναι (cf. λάχος v. 58) (O. 7.64) πολὺν ῥόθον ἵεσαν ἀπὸ στομάτων Ἐλείθυιά τε καὶ Λάχεσις at the birth of Apollo and Artemis (Pae. 12.17)