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The satellite of Jupiter that is 14th in distance from the planet.
noun - a compelling necessity in ancient Greek religion
ANANKE - In ancient Greek religion, Ananke (; Greek: , from the common noun , "force, constraint, necessity"), is a personification of inevitability, compulsi...
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Small outer satellite of Jupiter |
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Jan 12 2015 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
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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. |
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In ancient Greek religion, Ananke (; Greek: , from the common noun , "force, constraint, necessity"), 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, not the child-eating Titan Cronus). 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 (according to some sources, except Zeus also). * According to the ancient Greek traveller Pausanias, there was a temple in ancient Corinth where the goddesses Ananke and Bia (meaning violence or violent haste) were worshiped together in the same shrine. Ananke who represents Fate or Necessity or Force is frequently identified or a |