Ananke

noun

Anan·​ke

əˈnaŋ(ˌ)kē,

-anˌkē

plural -s

Greek religion

: a personification of compelling necessity or ultimate fate to which even the gods must yield

Word History

Etymology

Greek Anankē, from anankē necessity; akin to Old Irish écen necessity, need, Welsh angen, Cornish & Breton anken

First Known Use

circa 1642, in the meaning defined above

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