Parcae
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thumb|Les Parques ("The Parcae," ca. 1885) by Alfred Agache (painter)|Alfred Agache thumb|The Three Parcae (1540-1550), by Marco Bigio, in Villa Barberini, Rome thumb|Fireback with Parcae
In ancient Roman religion and 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 English, and their Greek equivalent were the Moirai. They did not control a person's actions except when they are born, when they die, and how much they suffer.