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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 .
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).
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 Three Graces may refer to: Charites, three goddesses in Greek mythology (Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia), in whom beauty was deified; Arts and entertainment
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
Print of Clio, made in the 16th–17th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library. [2]The word Muses (Ancient Greek: Μοῦσαι, romanized: Moûsai) perhaps came from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men-(the basic meaning of which is 'put in mind' in verb formations with transitive function and 'have in mind' in those with intransitive function), [3] or from root *men ...
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, by Antonio Canova (Hermitage, St. Petersburg) In Greek mythology, Pasithea (Ancient Greek: Πασιθέα), Pasithee or Pasitheia, was one of the Graces and the wife of Hypnos. [1] In the Dionysiaca, the epic poem of Nonnus (fifth century CE), she is one of the three attendant Graces of Aphrodite. [2]