Graces & Voices
In Greek mythology, the Charites (; Ancient Greek: Χάριτες), singular Charis (Χάρις), also called the Graces, are goddesses who personify beauty and grace. According to Hesiod, the Charites were Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, who were the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, the daughter of Oceanus. However, their names, number and parentage varied across accounts. Hesiod has Aglaea as the wife of Hephaestus, and in the Iliad Hera promises to give a Charis named Pasithea to Hypnos as bride. Otherwise they have little independent mythology, and are usually described as attending various gods and goddesses, particularly Aphrodite.
In Roman mythology, they were known as the Gratiae. In Roman and later art, they were generally depicted nude in an interlaced group; but during the Archaic and Classical periods of Greece, they were typically depicted as fully clothed, in a line, and in dance poses.
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