indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἀνάγκη(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsAnangke, Anance, Anagke
Meaning & History
Meaning "force, constraint, necessity." Ananke was the personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle. She marks the beginning of the cosmos, along with Chronos.