Bad things happen in threes?

[Isis]

I imagine most of us have heard the saying "Bad things happen in threes." Do you think that's true? How do you think the saying originated?

 

[DarkFolly]

I'm not sure how that saying came about, but possibly it has something to do with the three fates in Greek/Roman mythology? There are three of them, soooo. What do you think?

 

[Myrddin]

That's quite possible. Even in Norse mythology there are the three Norns (fates) -- Urd, Verandi, and Skuld.

 

[Dianna]

I have actually experienced this. For three years in a row three people a year died. Friends and family members. After that I started taking the threes thing seriously.

 

[Rhonda Tharp]

Creator, Preserver, Destroyer aspects are in Hindu culture as well (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati/Kali)