Gorgons (Grim Ones) Greek Three female monsters (the Euryae); daughters of Ceto and Phorcys; sisters of the Graea.
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Gorgons (Grim Ones) Greek Three female monsters (the Euryae); daughters of Ceto and Phorcys; sisters of the Graea. Their names were Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa. They had the bodies of women, brass claws for hands, and snakes for hair. Two were immortal, but Medusa was not. The hero Perseus killed her and cut off her head.
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- Stheno (Strong) Greek One of the three Gorgons, female monsters; daughter of Ceto, an ancient sea goddess, and Phorcys; her sisters were Euryale and Medusa.
- Euryal e (Wide-Stepping) Greek One of the three gorgons, female monsters; daughter of Ceto, an ancient sea goddess, and Phorcys; her sisters were Stheno and Medusa.
- Graea (Gray Women) Greek Daughters of Phorcys and Ceto; sisters of the Gorgons.
- Medusa Greek One of the three Gorgons, the only one who was not immortal; her sisters were Stheno and Euryale.
- Pleiades (Sailing Ones) Greek Seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, one of the Oceanids; sisters of the Hyades.