The Triple Goddess Graiae

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Graiae, Grey-Ones.
GRIYI
Alternate meanings: The-Grey-Women, Shrouded-Ones, Crones, Old-Women.
[to Whom the seventh day of June, day 158, is dedicated]

Geography/Culture: Greek: far west; {And/or perhaps} especially Dodona {where the oracle is}. Circa 800 BC, first mentioned by Hesiod who named only two.
Description: Beautiful, fair-faced, swan-like, grey-haired Triple Hag Goddess of earth, prophesy, fate, and sudden death; Guardian of poetic mysteries; Eponym of Greece; the Shrouded Ones.
To Whom Sacred: willow; swan (bird of death in European mythology); the eye (of insight); crane; the tooth (of wisdom and diviniation); the colours grey and yellow.
Male Associates: Perseus. <<<>>> Composed of:
Deino, Terrible, Enyo, Warrior, and Pemphredo, Wasp.
<<<>>>

Titles/Variants, etc:

An early Triple form of Athene, Immortal-one.
They are also called: Phorcides, Sea-Sow's-Children, qv Marpessa.
Sisters and protectors of the Triple Gorgones, Grim-ones.
{Roman transliteration?} Variant: Graeae.
Their worship seems to have been ousted by that of Helle, Who is linked with Helene.
A title of the Moirae

Source: Encyc Brit v21 187a; Funk & Wagnall SDFML 461; Graves GMv1 129; Graves WG 225, 229-31.

Deino, The-Terrible.
DANO
Alternate meanings: Dread.
Geography/Culture: Greek.

Titles/Variants, etc:

Aspect of the Triple Graiae.

Source:

Pemphredo, The- Wasp.
PAMFRADO
Alternate meanings: Alarm.
Geography/Culture: Greek.
Description: She Who was beautifully clothed.

Titles/Variants, etc:

One person of the Triple Graiae.
Variant: Pephredo.

Source: Funk & Wagnall SDFML 461.

worked on: August 6, 1991; May 1995.
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