Graeae

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Graeae

/ˈɡɹiː.(j)i/

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

proper noun the Graeae · Graiae · Graiai

Greek, plural, plural only 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.
Similar: Grey Sisters, Phorcides

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@misc{graeae_2026,
  title = {Graeae},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/graeae},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}