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The Graeae (English translation: "old women", "gray ones", or "gray witches", alternatively spelled Graiai, Graiae, Graii), were three sisters, one of several trinities of archaic goddesses in Greek mythology. The Graeae were daughters of Phorcys, one aspect of the "old man of the sea," and Ceto, and thus were among the Phorcydes, all of which were archaic beings either of the sea or chthonic deities. The Graeae took the form of three grey-haired old women, though poets might give them the euphemistic designation "beautiful." Their age was so great that a childhood for them was hardly conceivable. Hesiod reports their names as Deino ("dread", the dreadful anticipation of horror), Enyo ("horror" the "waster of cities" who had an identity separate from this sisterhood) and Pemphredo ("alarm") (Theogony, 270-274; also Apollodorus, ii.4.2; sometimes spelled Porphredo or Demphredo). Hyginus adds a fourth, Persis or Perso.

Like another set of crones at the oldest levels of both Germanic and Norse mythology, they had but one eye and one tooth among them. These were shared and the sisters took turns in using them. By stealing their eye while they were passing it between them, the hero Perseus forced them to tell the whereabouts of their sisters, the Gorgons, ransoming the seeing eye for the information. The Graeae can be compared with the three spinners of Destiny (the Moirae), the northern European Norns, or the Baltic goddess Laima and her two sisters. In the movie Clash of the Titans, the Graeae were called the Stygian Witches.

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Mythology Question-What is the name of the three blind witches?

I was trying to find information about the mythology story about the three blind witches that shared one eye. Do you remember what the name of the witches was or the name of the myth?? Would appreciate your help. Thanks.

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I think it's called "The Clash of the Titans." It features the story of Perseus and Medusa. Perseus is given an unbreakable sword and a shiny shield and is sent to find Medusa, kill her, and bring back her head. He travels the the home of the three Gray Sisters, who are blind, and who share an eye between them. Perseus steals their class eye and forces them to reveal the location of Medusa' island. Athena sends a mechanical owl to help him on his journey. Finally, after he kills Medusa, he goes back home and rescues Andromeda from this really big monster by turning it into stone. Kind of a cool movie. Really bad effects, though. the way Pegasus flies is just terrible.

The Three women not the Fates the Three Gray women were not technically blind because they had one eye which they took turns seeing out of and if you managed to take it from them you could force them to say anything because they were considered to be the wisest people on earth at the time. And Perseus managed to take the eye away from them in order to learn where the gorgons lived so he could slay medusa as part of his quest and he also needed to know where the 3 nymphs were that gave him the items necessary to slay medusa which he managed later on thanks to the help of Hermes.

Could you be talking about The Fates? They were a group of three witches in Greek and Roman myth that spun a thread that symbolized your life. When your life was over, the thread was cut. Their names were Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.

The Graeae were three, ancient sea-daimones (spirits) who personified the white foam of the sea. They were grey from birth, and shared among themselves a single detatchable eye and tooth. Three of their names suggest rather dire monsters--Deino "the terrible." Enyo "the warlike" and Persis "the destoyer." The three "old women" or "gray ones" from Greek mythology. They are the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, sisters and guardians of the Gorgons. They were gray-haired from birth and have only one eye and one tooth, which they share among them.

I believe you are referring to the three Fates.

the fates :)