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Proper noun
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Graiae
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Graiai
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Ancient Greek
[Term?]
, perhaps from
γραῖα
(
graîa
)
.
Proper noun
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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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