Urd, Skuld and Verdandi; a triumvirate of lesser Norse goddesses (Nornir). Kosuke Fujishima also used the same trio of goddesses in "Ah! Megami-sama", but Verdandi was called Belldandy. They were called the Three Fates and although they were lesser goddesses, they were considered to be very powerful. They also were ugly old hags. Urdi was actually an astronomer in the middle-east during the 13th century.