Grey Sisters
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The Grey Sisters are three ancient crone-like figures from Greek mythology who share a single eye and tooth among them and serve as prophetic guardians of hidden knowledge.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chthonic being
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological group ⓘ |
| appearsIn | myth of Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
darkness
ⓘ
night ⓘ old age ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| consultedBy | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| describedAs |
crone-like
ⓘ
grey-haired ⓘ old women from birth ⓘ |
| eyeSymbolism | shared vision ⓘ |
| eyeTakenBy | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcedToReveal |
location of the Hesperides
ⓘ
path to the Gorgons ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| guarded |
knowledge of the nymphs
ⓘ
path to the Hesperides ⓘ |
| hasAbility | prophecy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Graeae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Graiai NERFINISHED ⓘ Phorcides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Deino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Pemphredo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Ceto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phorcys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
guardians of hidden knowledge
ⓘ
keepers of secrets ⓘ |
| hasSiblings |
Echidna (in some traditions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gorgons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationInMyth |
edge of the world
ⓘ
far West ⓘ |
| memberCount | 3 ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Aeschylus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hesiod NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalDomain | underworld margins ⓘ |
| numberInMyth | three ⓘ |
| sharesItem |
single eye
ⓘ
single tooth ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
liminal knowledge
ⓘ
shared fate ⓘ |
| toothSymbolism | shared life-force ⓘ |
| trickedBy | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.