Enyo en E O

One of the Graiai

Enyo is one of the two Graiai, Gray Sisters. The Graiai are the daughters of Keto (Ceto) and Phorkys (Phorcys). They are: well clad Pemphredo and saffron robed Enyo; sisters of the Gorgons and the Hesperides. They were said to have one tooth and one eye between them and when Perseus encountered them he took their eye and tooth and forced them to reveal the location of the nymphs who could supply him with the Cap of Hades (which would make him invisible), a pair of winged sandals (for flying) and a kibisis (a bag) so he could complete his quest for the head of the Gorgon, Medusa. Later descriptions of the Graiai include Deino as one of the sisters. (Theogony, line 270+)

Deino

by Darren Schlissel, Clarksville Middle School

 
Deino, which means dread, was one of the three Graeae (gray women) in Greek Mythology. Her parents were Phorcys and Ceto. She had quite a few sisters including Enys, Pemphredo, and Graea. Her other sisters were female monsters known as the Gorgons. The Gorgons, who the Graea guarded, were Euryale, Sthenno, and Medusa. The best known Gorgon, Medusa, had snakes for hair, and turned whoever looked at her to stone.