In Greek mythology, Lachesis, also known as Lakhesis ("disperser of lots"), was the second of the Moirae Sisters, or Moirae. She was the apportioner, deciding how much time for life was to be allowed for each person or being. She measured the thread of life with her rod. She is also said to choose a person's destiny after a thread was measured.
In mythology, it is said that she appears with her sisters within three days of a baby's birth to decide its fate. Her Roman equivalent was Decima. According to Hesiod's Theogony, she and her sisters (Atropos and Clotho) are the daughters of Nyx and Erebus. In other accounts, they are said to be the daughters of Zeus and Themis as well as several other beings such as Chaos and Ananke.
Lachesis is also mentioned in the tenth book of the Republic of Plato as the daughter of Necessity. She instructs the souls who are about to choose their next life, assigns them lots and presents them all of the kinds, human and animal, from which they may choose their next life.
Lachesis, along with her sisters and Hermes, was given credit for creating the alphabet for their people, forced the goddess Aphrodite into making love with other beings, weakened the monster Typhon with poison fruit, persuaded Zeus to kill Asclepius with lightning, and even aided the gods in their war with the Giants by killing Agrius and Thoas with bronze clubs. Even though Lachesis and her sisters were worshiped as goddesses, their representation of fate is more central to their role in mythology.
Etymology[]
Her name Lakhesis, literally means "to obtain by lot, by fate or by the will of the gods".
Kaneko's design for Lachesis and the other Moirae Sisters draws inspiration from the works of British fashion designer Antonio Berardi, who in turn was inspired by French hair stylist Nicholas Jurnjack. The relevant work of Berardi can be seen here.
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Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne[]
"One of the three Moirae sisters of fate in Greek Mythology. She is the apportioner, measuring the thread which determines the life span of a person."
—Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne compendium
Lachesis and her sisters are the bodyguards of Hikawa, after Ose is defeated by the Demi-fiend. They appear in the Obelisk, setting traps to impede the movements of the Demi-fiend, one of which involves figuring out the sisters' purpose in the cycle of life and defeating the Moirae in that order.
Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE[]
Lachesis acts as one of the three bosses of Nakano's silver-level Stone Site instance. By obtaining the Red Thread of Fate from the endchest, players are able to obtain her plug-in by speaking with the Suspicious Looking Man? NPC. She is a special double-fusion of Lamia and Ocypete.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey[]
"One of the three Moirae Sisters in Greek lore. She is the apportioner, measuring the thread which determines each person's lifespan."
—Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey compendium
Lachesis appears in random encounters in the early floors of Sector Fornax.
Maxing out the Fortune Social Link and fusing Lachesis with her sisters in a triangle spread will create Norn, the most powerful Persona of the Fortune Arcana.
Persona 5[]
"The middle sister of the three Moirae Sisters of Greek legend. She is the apportioner, measuring the thread which determines each person's lifespan."
—Persona 5 background
Lachesis is the third Persona of the Fortune Arcana and can only be obtained through fusion in the Velvet Room. She is the second of four Personas to learn Mabaisudi, the first Persona to learn Growth 2, one of four Personas to learn Elec Wall and the first Persona to learn Ice Boost. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Lachesis yields an Ice Boost Skill Card.
Caroline and Justine request that the protagonist create Lachesis with the Tetraja skill as part of the StrengthConfidant. A simple method of completing this request is to acquire the Clotho Persona and level her up until she learns Tetraja at Lv.27, then fuse Clotho with Regent in order to create a Lachesis with the Tetraja skill.
Royal[]
Lachesis had her level increased from 34 to 35. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Lachesis will now yield the Snow Ringaccessory, which allows the wearer to use Bufula. During a fusion alarm, Lachesis will yield the Spiral Snow Ring accessory instead, which allows the wearer to use Mabufula.
DemiKids Light & Dark[]
"One of three sisters of fate who weaves the threads of destiny to shape life."
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