Ananke

A Greek goddess, personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle.

Proper noun

  1. A Greek goddess, personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle.
    • “‘To tell you that the eternities beget chaos, and that the immensities are at the mercy of the divine ananke. Infinitude crouches before a personality. The mercurial essence is the prime mover in spirituality, and the...

    Coordinate Terms: Necessitas

  2. A moon of Jupiter.

Origin

From Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē, “Fate”).