ananke

/AH0 N AE1 NG K/

noun

1
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.
2
(Greek mythology) A Greek goddess, personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle.
3
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.

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