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Deino

Later descriptions of the Graiae included Deino as one of the gray-sisters but Hesiod only mentions two sisters: Pemphredo and Enyo.

The sisters were gray from birth and shared one tooth and one eye between them; they played a crucial role in the story of Perseus when he was on his quest to kill and behead the Gorgon, Medusa.

Athene (Athena) and Hermes advised Perseus to consult the Graiae in order to find out the location of the nymphs who could supply him with the Cap of Hades (to make him invisible), winged sandals (to allow him to fly) and a bag, called a kibisis, (to carry Medusa’s severed head); Perseus stole the tooth and eye of the Graiae and refused to give it back until they assisted him.

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