English Explanatory Dictionary

Graeae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹiː.(j)iː/

Word forms

Graeae the Graeae Graiae Graiai

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γραῖαι (Graîai), from γραῖα (graîa, “old woman”), perhaps from γραῦς (graûs).

Synonyms

Grey Sisters Phorcides
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