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...tentially deadly, it derives its name from [[Atropos]], one of the three [[Moirae|Fates]] who, according to Greek mythology, chose how a person was to die. A

The genus name "atropa" comes from [[Atropos]], one of the three [[Moirae|Fates]] in [[Greek mythology]] (the one who cuts the thread of life), and t ...be derived from that of the Greek goddess [[Atropos]], one of the three [[Moirae|Greek fates or destinies]] who would determine the course of a man's life b