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Ananke, also known as Necessitas or Necessity, is the Greek Primordial Goddess (and personification) of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. She is customarily depicted as holding a spindle. Her Roman counterpart is Necessitas. According to some versions, Ananke was described as the daughter of Hydrus and Gaia. One of the Protogenoi or Greek primordial deities, the births of Ananke and her brother and consort, Chronos (the personification of Time, not to be confused with the Titan Cronus) An Angel, Angel, Water
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Ananke, also known as the Weaver, is a Primordial being (and personification) of order, compulsion and necessity that takes the shape of a cosmic arachnid. As a Primordial being, Ananke has no definitive form but ancient Greeks depicted her as a torch-bearing, winged figure right is labelled with her name. However, her soldiers known as the Ananasi say that she resembles a cosmic spider who takes charge of weaving and maintaining the Web of the Wyrd. One belief that is widely held among her…

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