Thalia | |
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Goddess of festivity and rich banquets | |
Member of The Charites | |
Affiliation | Aphrodite |
Major cult centre | Boeotia |
Abode | Mount Olympus |
Personal information | |
Parents | Zeus and Eurynome |
Siblings | Euphrosyne and Aglaea and several paternal half-siblings |
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In Greek mythology, Thalia or Thaleia ( /ˈθeɪliə/ [1] or /θəˈlaɪə/; [2] Ancient Greek: Θάλεια, romanized: Tháleia, lit. 'the joyous, the abundance') was one of the three Charites or Graces, along with her sisters Aglaea and Euphrosyne. [3]
The Greek word thalia is an adjective applied to banquets, meaning rich, plentiful, luxuriant and abundant.
Typically, they were the daughters of Zeus and Oceanid Eurynome. [3] Alternative parentage may be Zeus and Eurydome, Eurymedousa, or Euanthe; Dionysus and Kronois; or Helios and the Naiad Aegle. [4] [5] [6]
In art, they were usually depicted dancing in a circle. Thalia was the goddess of festivity and rich banquets and was associated with Aphrodite, as part of her retinue. [7] [8]
Thalia | |
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Goddess of festivity and rich banquets | |
Member of The Charites | |
Affiliation | Aphrodite |
Major cult centre | Boeotia |
Abode | Mount Olympus |
Personal information | |
Parents | Zeus and Eurynome |
Siblings | Euphrosyne and Aglaea and several paternal half-siblings |
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verification. (May 2023) |
In Greek mythology, Thalia or Thaleia ( /ˈθeɪliə/ [1] or /θəˈlaɪə/; [2] Ancient Greek: Θάλεια, romanized: Tháleia, lit. 'the joyous, the abundance') was one of the three Charites or Graces, along with her sisters Aglaea and Euphrosyne. [3]
The Greek word thalia is an adjective applied to banquets, meaning rich, plentiful, luxuriant and abundant.
Typically, they were the daughters of Zeus and Oceanid Eurynome. [3] Alternative parentage may be Zeus and Eurydome, Eurymedousa, or Euanthe; Dionysus and Kronois; or Helios and the Naiad Aegle. [4] [5] [6]
In art, they were usually depicted dancing in a circle. Thalia was the goddess of festivity and rich banquets and was associated with Aphrodite, as part of her retinue. [7] [8]