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In Greek mythology, the Charites (Ancient Greek: Χάριτες), singular Charis (Χάρις), also called the Graces, are goddesses who personify beauty and grace. [1] According to Hesiod, the Charites were Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, who were the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, the daughter of Oceanus. However in other accounts, their ...
Aglaea (center), as depicted in Antonio Canova’s sculpture, The Three Graces. In Greek mythology, Aglaia, Aglaïa (/ ə ˈ ɡ l aɪ ə /), or Aglaea (/ ə ˈ ɡ l iː ə /) (Ancient Greek: Ἀγλαΐα, lit. 'festive radiance' [1]) is a goddess, one of the Charites (known as the Graces in Roman mythology).
Charis (/ ˈ k æ r ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Χάρις, or Kharis, "Grace"), is a goddess in Greek mythology. She is a member of the Charites (Ancient Greek: Χάριτες) — or Gratiae (Graces) in Roman mythology — who are goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, creativity and fertility
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Euphrosyne (/ j uː ˈ f r ɒ z ɪ n iː /; Ancient Greek: Εὐφροσύνη, romanized: Euphrosúnē) is a goddess, one of the three Charites. She was sometimes called Euthymia (Ancient Greek: Εὐθυμία, lit. 'good mood') or Eutychia (Ancient Greek: Εὐτυχία, lit. 'good cheer'). [2]
The Three Graces may refer to: Charites, three goddesses in Greek mythology (Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia), in whom beauty was deified; Arts and entertainment
In Greek mythology, Thalia or Thaleia (/ ˈ θ eɪ l i ə / [1] or / θ ə ˈ l aɪ ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Θάλεια, romanized: Tháleia, lit. 'the joyous, the abundance') was one of the three Charites, along with her sisters Aglaea and Euphrosyne. [3] The Greek word thalia is an adjective applied to banquets, meaning rich, plentiful ...
The Erinyes (/ ɪ ˈ r ɪ n i. iː z / ih-RI-nee-eez; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἐρινύες, sg. Ἐρινύς Erinys), [2] also known as the Eumenides (Εὐμενίδες, the "Gracious ones") [a] and commonly known in English as the Furies, are chthonic goddesses of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology.