Lăchĕsis

, one of the Parcæ, whose name is derived from λαχειν , to measure out by lot . She presided over futurity, and was represented as spinning the thread of life, or, according to others, holding the spindle. She generally appeared covered with a garment variegated with stars, and holding spindles in her hand. See: Parcæ . Statius , Thebiad , bk. 2 , li. 249 .— Martial , bk. 4 , ltr. 54 .