Ananke (uh-nan-kee) (Greek: “force, constraint, necessity”), is a personification of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. Roman counterpart is Necessitas (“necessity”). She was born from Gaia (Earth), Hydros (Water) and Chronos (Time). She is often depicted as holding a spindle and is one of the Primordial Deities, she marks the beginning of the cosmos. She was seen as the most powerful dictator of all fate and circumstance which meant that mortals, as well as the Gods, respected her and paid homage. Considered as the mother of the Fates, she is the only one besides Zeus, to have control over their decisions. Adela Related posts: No related posts.

I have a fear of spiders which is known as Arachnophobia. The term has its roots in Greek myth. Arachne means spider in Greek. This is the tale of why you should just keep somethings to yourself even if you are that good at it. A weaver named Arachne felt that her skill at weaving was better than anybody’s including the gods. But if there is one thing you don’t do, it’s don’t boast you’re better than a god. This of course angered the Goddess Athena, she appeared to Arachne disguised as an old woman and asked her to respect the gods and goddesses, but Arachne just laughed, and said…