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Encyclopedia > Nona (Roman)

In Roman mythology, Nona was the equivalent of Clotho in Greek mythology. She, along with Decima and Morta formed the Parcae (Roman) / Moirae (Greek). Nona was also referred to as "Ninth", the roman goddess of pregnancy. She was called upon by pregnant women in their ninth month when the child was due to be born. Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... In Greek mythology, Clotho, the Greek word Κλωθώ for spinner, was the youngest of the Moirae. ... Greek mythology consists of an extensive collection of narratives detailing the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, which were first envisioned and disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition. ... In Roman mythology, Decima was one of the Moirae. ... Morta is semi-fossilized wood. ... In Greek mythology, the white-robed Moirae or Moerae (Greek Μοίραι – the Apportioners, often called the Fates) were the personifications of destiny (Roman equivalent: Parcae, sparing ones, or Fatae; also equivalent to the Germanic Norns). ... In Greek mythology, the white-robed Moirae or Moerae (Greek Μοίραι — the Apportioners, often called the Fates) were the personifications of destiny (Roman equivalent: Parcae, sparing ones, or Fatae; also equivalent to the Germanic Norns). ... Pregnancy Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. ...


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In Roman mythology, Nona was the equivalent of Clotho in Greek mythology.
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