ananke
/əˈnæŋki/ · noun
Meaning
- Necessity beyond all supplications or sway. Conceived as the ultimate dictator of all fate and circumstances, to which even the gods must ultimately pay homage and deference.
- A Greek goddess, personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle.
- A moon of Jupiter.
Etymology / origin
From Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē, “necessity”).
- ἀνάγκη(Ancient Greek)→
- ananke (English)
- Relations: der
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