The most complete account of the Graeae comes from the myth of , the hero destined to slay Medusa. King Polydectes of Seriphus, wishing to rid himself of Perseus (so he could marry the hero’s mother, Danaë), sent the young man on an impossible quest: to bring back the head of Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon whose gaze turned men to stone.
To understand the Graeae, one must first understand their parents. and Ceto were primordial sea deities—he and she represented the hidden dangers of the deep: sea monsters, hidden reefs, and the unknown abyss. Their union produced a brood of creatures that terrified the ancient Greek imagination: Graias - Enslaved Chick Jasmine Waterfall s Deb...