Ananke
Ananke was the Protogenos of inevitability, compulsion, destiny, fate,and necessity, and was the daughter of Gaia and Hydros (water). It is said that she, along with Khronos (time), drove the cosmos, causing the earth to rotate and time to pass. After creation began there was confusion and chaos, so Ananke was born so that structure and order would come to the universe. None can resist her will, for it must be done. She is described as being stern, all-wise, great, brave, and serpentine, with arms so wide that they could encircle the universe,having large white wings, and is often seen holding a spindle. Some sources claim she is the mother of the Moirai. Her will is steered and managed by the Moirai and the Erinyes. Due to her unmoving nature she was not offered sacrifices or offerings, for a Greek byword was "Nothing is stronger than dread Necessity." Ananke is popular in post-Homeric literature, and is important to the Orphism cult at Corinth where she was worshiped alongside Bia (force).
