Words describing Fate and Destiny
| Greek | Notes |
|---|---|
| Potmos | From *PT - fly + -mos A potmos is a negative destiny - something that befalls one |
| Aisa | The Fate decreed by the Gods. The divine dispensation of one's lot. |
| Eimarmenee | What's alloted to you, your pre-ordained destiny or fate. This word comes from the perfect passive - eimarmai of the verb meiromai get (obtain a share) NB eimartai - it is fated - Your share or portion in life. *MER > meros part share |
| Peproomenee | Poetic - what is foredoomed or fated from peprootai < *poroo |
| Moira | The Goddess of Fate or Goddesses Plural. The Triad of Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos Like Moros this word derives from *mer |
| Adrasteia/TD> | The Fate you can NOT run away from. Apoetic pun on adrastos. |
| Nemesis | Same meaning as above - also divine wrath *nemo allot number pasture |
| Pronoia | Foresight - preceiving events beforehand Latin Providentia |
| Latin | Notes |
|---|---|
| Fata Fatum | |
| Sors | the LOT < sero - sequence share of connection events |
| Fortuna | From Fors < Fero CHANCE - what happens more random chance than destiny LUCK The Greek Deity Tyche |
| Parca Parcae | Fate - the Fates < Pars - part |