Charites

In Greek mythology, the Charites (Χάριτες), singular Charis, were three or more goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, goodwill, and fertility. Hesiod names three – Aglaea ("Shining"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Thalia ("Blooming") – and names Aglaea as the youngest and the wife of Hephaestus. In Roman mythology they were known as the Graces (Gratiae).

Quotes

  • But come thou goddess fair and free,
    In heav'n yclep'd Euphrosyne,
    And by men, heart-easing Mirth,
    Whom lovely Venus at a birth
    With two sister Graces more
    To Ivy-crowned Bacchus bore;
    Or whether (as some sager sing)
    The frolic wind that breathes the spring,
    Zephyr, with Aurora playing,
    As he met her once a-Maying,
    There on beds of violets blue,
    And fresh-blown roses wash'd in dew,
    Fill'd her with thee, a daughter fair,
    So buxom, blithe, and debonair.
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