Editing Moros (section)

{{Short description|Greek mythological figure who personifies doom}}
{{For|the Muslim group in the Philippines, see [[Moros (Philippines)]]. For other uses}}
{{Greek myth (personified)}}

In [[Greek mythology]], '''Moros''' [[Help:IPA/English|/ˈmɔːrɒs/]] or '''Morus''' [[Help:IPA/English|/ˈmɔːrəs/]] ([[Ancient Greek]]: Μόρος means 'doom, fate'<ref>μόρος. [[Henry Liddell|Liddell, Henry George]]; [[Robert Scott (philologist)|Scott, Robert]]; ''[[A Greek–English Lexicon]]'' at the [[Perseus Project]].</ref>) is the personified spirit of impending doom,<ref>Hesiod, ''Theogony'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hes.+Th.+207&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130:boo=0:chapter=0&highlight=Doom 211]</ref> who drives mortals to their deadly fate. It was also said that Moros gave people the ability to foresee their death. His [[Roman Empire|Roman]] equivalent was '''Fatum'''.