#ananke

primordial gods and deities
↳ ananke 

Ananke is a personification of inevitability, compulsionandnecessity. She is often depicted as holding a spindle.
Ananke marks the beginning of the cosmos, along with her father and consort, Chronos. She was seen as the most powerful dictator of all fate and circumstance which meant that mortals, as well as the Gods, respected her and paid homage.

thewinedarksea:

mythology meme: primordial deities ^(5/5)
—ananke

in ancient greek religion ananke is a personification of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity. she is often depicted as holding a spindle. one of the greek primordial deities, ananke marks the beginning of the cosmos along with her father and consort, chronos, the personification of time. she was seen as the most powerful dictator of all fate and circumstance which meant that mortals, as well as the gods, respected her and paid homage. considered as the mother of the fates according to one version, she is the only one to have control over their decisions.