User:Jwing11/Atropos

Dispute of Origin
In the ancient Greek poem, The Shield of Heracles, Atropos is referred to as the oldest and smallest of the three fates. This description is uncommon among references to Atropos. It is uncommon in ancient mentions of her in more ways than one as it turns out, including this fate's moniker. Its possible that Plato is behind the creation of Atropos as many of the early descriptions of the fates have Aisa as the name of this third fate, although there is still no clear consensus. The inconsistent nature of these accounts make it difficult to know for sure whether or not Aisa or Atropos is the best name to use when talking about the third fate, but evidence seems to point to Aisa being the more commonly used name earlier on, with Atropos gaining popularity later.

In Media
Atropos and the other two fates pop up in various forms of media such as Disney's Hercules and the series of novels/films Percy Jackson & the Olympians. In Hercules they appear to consult Hades after the birth of Hercules. They appear twice more as they are seen cutting the thread of life of Megara as she is saving Hercules, and then attempting to cut the thread of Hercules as he tries to save Megara's soul. They are appear in the first installment of the Percy Jackson series, The Lightning Thief, where they are seen by Percy Jackson and Grover Underwood as they cut a strand of yarn, symbolizing the cutting of a strand of life. They also appear in the final installment, The Last Olympian, where they come to collect the body of Luke Castellan at the conclusion of the Second Olympian War. The fates are also mentioned in The Titan's Curse and The Battle of the Labyrinth, but do not make appearances.