Graeae
English
Alternative forms
- Graiae, Graiai
Etymology
Ancient Greek [Term?], perhaps from γραῖα (graîa).
Proper noun
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