# Grey Woman of Dun Gortin — The Crock of Gold character guide

> Grey Woman of Dun Gortin in The Crock of Gold by James Stephens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dun Gortin

**First appearance:** 0003-iii

## Who they are

A mysterious old woman who gives advice to the philosophers.

## Relationships

### [Thin Woman of Inis Magrath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crock_of_gold_se/characters/thin_woman_of_inis_magrath)

_rivalry_

The Grey Woman is a hostile, supernatural figure who opposes the Thin Woman, representing darker forces in the story.

### [Thin Woman of Inis Magrath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crock_of_gold_se/characters/thin_woman_of_inis_magrath)

_rivalry_

The Grey Woman is a hostile, supernatural figure who opposes the Thin Woman, representing darker forces in the story.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crock_of_gold_se/chapters/i)

The other woman who married a Philosopher; she swaps her child with the Thin Woman and mothers the girl.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crock_of_gold_se/chapters/ii)

Wife of the deceased Philosopher; applauds his death, keens over him, then dies by spinning.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crock_of_gold_se/chapters/xiv)

Referenced as one of the two people who lived with the Philosopher and are now dead, though not named directly.

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