Graeae

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Graeae

Alternative forms[edit]

Graiae, Graiai

Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek [Term?], perhaps from γραῖα (graîa).

Proper noun[edit]

the Graeae

(Greek mythology) Three sisters, old women with grey hair — Deino (or Dino), Enyo, and Pemphredo (or Pephredo) — who shared a single eye and a single tooth. They were daughters of the sea-deities Phorcys and Ceto.
Synonyms: Grey Sisters, Phorcides

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