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Nona was one of the 
Nona was one of the Parcae
In Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion and Roman mythology, myth, the Parcae (singular, Parca) were the female personifications of destiny who directed the lives (and deaths) of humans and gods. They are often called the Fates in En ...
, the three personifications of destiny in Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore. "Roman mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to th ...
(the Moirai
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, the Moirai ()often known in English as the Fateswere the personifications of fate, destiny. They were three sisters: Clotho (the spinner), Lachesis (mythology), Lachesis (the allotter ...
in Greek mythology and in Germanic mythology, the Norns
The Norns ( , plural: ) are a group of deities in Norse mythology responsible for shaping the course of human destinies.''Nordisk familjebok'' (1907)
The Norns are often represented as three goddesses known as Urd ( Urðr), Verðandi, and S ...
), and the Roman goddess of pregnancy. The Roman equivalent of the Greek Clotho
Clotho (; ) or Klotho, is a mythological figure. She was one of the Three Fates or Moirai. In ancient Greek mythology, she spins the thread of human life, her sisters draw out ( Lachesis) and cut ( Atropos) the thread. She also made major dec ...
, she spun the thread of life from her distaff
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onto her spindle
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* Spindle (textiles), a straight spike to spin fibers into yarn
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. Nona, whose name means "ninth", was called upon by pregnant women in their ninth month when the child was due to be born.
She, Decima and Morta together controlled the metaphorical thread of life.
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* * Parcae Childhood goddesses Oracular goddesses Roman goddesses Time and fate goddesses Textiles in folklore {{AncientRome-myth-stub