Re: Die Schere/THE SHEARS

[Ulrich Oswald <dear@ulri.ch>]

Gary Kern wrote:

>
>
> "One of the three Fates; the other two are Clotho and Lachesis;
> daughters of Erebus and Nyx.  Atropos carries the shears and cuts the
> thread of life; Clotho carries the spindle and spins the thread of
> life;
> Lachesis carries the globe or scroll and determines the length of the
> thread of life." (Bantam Books, p.37)
>
> .....
>
> If Jünger's title does indeed refer to the Fates, then THE SHEARS
> appears to be the English translation.
>
> GK

Ich glaube auch. Kann mir einer den genauen Unterschied zwischen den
griechischen Parzen (fates , nomen es omen) erklären und den
germanischen Nornen. Worin decken sie sich?

Ulrich Oswald