John Shaqi
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE

Graeae

Ancient Greece

The Graeae, also called the Grey Sisters and the Phorcides, were three sisters of Greek mythology who had gray hair from their birth and shared one eye and one tooth among them. They were the daughters of the primordial sea gods Phorcys and Ceto and sisters of, among others, the Gorgons. Their names were Deino (Δεινώ), Pemphredo (Πεμφρηδώ), and Enyo.

Graeae

Graeae

The Graeae, also called the Grey Sisters and the Phorcides, were three sisters of Greek mythology who had gray hair from their birth and shared one eye and one tooth among them. They were the daughters of the primordial sea gods Phorcys and Ceto and sisters of, among others, the Gorgons. Their names were Deino (Δεινώ), Pemphredo (Πεμφρηδώ), and Enyo. They are best known from their encounter with Perseus, who, after capturing their eye, forced them to reveal information about the Gorgons.

Pantheon: Greek Culture: Ancient Greek Civilization: Ancient Greece Period: 800 BCE – 400 CE

Source: Wikipedia

Sources & Notes

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeae

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