Deino (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Dino or Deino (Ancient Greek: Δεινώ means "dread" or "eddy, whirlpool") may refer to the following divinities:

Deino, also called Persis,^[1] one of the Graea who were daughters of the sea-deities Phorcys and Ceto.^[2] Her sisters were called Enyo and Pemphredo.^[3] They were old women from birth and had one eye and one tooth, and these they passed to each other in turn.
Deino, a Malian naiad nymph who consorted with the river god Sperchius and gave birth to the Spercheides including Diopatra who was loved by Poseidon.^[4]

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