In Biology and Herpetology it is the name of a genus of snakes. They belong to the family Viperidae. They are called mute bells. In Greek Mythology it was one of the Moiras, the one who throws away luck. It corresponds to Tenth in Roman Mythology. She was the daughter of Nix and Erebus, and was the sister of the Moiras, Atropos, and Clotho. Name of an asteroid ( 120 )
