Ananke
noun
Anan·ke
\əˈnaŋ(ˌ)kē, -anˌkē\
Definition of Ananke
-s
Greek religion
: a personification of compelling necessity or ultimate fate to which even the gods must yield
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Origin and Etymology of ananke
Greek Anankē, from anankē necessity; akin to Old Irish écen necessity, need, Welsh angen, Cornish & Breton anken
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