Greek mythology had very similar creatures to the norns of Norse mythology. The Greeks called their norns the Fates. “The Fates were three goddesses - Atropos, Clotho and Lachesis - who controlled the fates of mortals - and sometimes the gods… some myths describe the Fates as spinning several threads, each representing a mortal. The threads could be cut, they could cross paths or be twisted in several directions” (Mythology of the Ancient…). Unlike the norns, there were only the three fates. The three Fates controlled everyone's lives. They thought that the Fates created threads for each person's lives. When the thread was cut that represented dying. When threads crossed each other it meant that those people played a part in each others lives.