Clash of the Titans#3 - The Graeae

Collectively three sister witches, The Graeae, as stated in my previous post, helped Perseus in his quest to slay Medusa (one of the three Gorgons). But saying they helped him is putting it diplomatically. The Graeae ("gray witches" or "gray ones") were able to see only through the use of a shared magic eye. Perseus took the eye from them and made the witch trio tell him where he could find Medusa in order to slay her.

In the original version of Clash of the Titans from 1981, the Graeae are known as the Stygian Witches and their mystical eye is comparable to a glittering crystal sphere the size of a softball. In ancient mythology, each sister had a name. There was Enyo meaning "horror", Pemphredo meaning "alarm", and Deino which translates into "dread". Their appearance in the updated film is far more hideous than in the original. The grotesque shape and features of their hive-like heads, their drooling mouths, filthy hair, and stooped gait all add up to a total gross-out. The pictures released so far are creepy, I can only imagine what they're like on film. Finally, I recently read that the actresses playing the Graeae are all costume actors, meaning they've made their careers out of being in heavy make-ups. Apparently all three have previous experience portraying Teletubbies.

The preceding text was written in part with the aid of Wikipedia and Total Film magazine.