Euphrosyne
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Euphrosyne, is a goddess, one of the three Charites, known in ancient Rome as the Gratiae (Graces). She was sometimes called Euthymia or Eutychia.
A statue of Euphrosyne in Achilleion palace, Corfu.
Euphrosyne (left) depicted with her sisters on The Three Graces sculpture at the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Mrs Mary Hale as Euphrosyne, painted by Joshua Reynolds
Charites
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In Greek mythology, the Charites, singular Charis, or Graces, 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 Gratiae, the "Graces". Some sources use the appellation "Charis" as the name of one of the Charites, and equate her with Aglaea, as she too is referred to as the wife of Hephaestus.
The Three Graces in a fresco at Pompeii, 1-50 AD
The Three Graces, from Sandro Botticelli's painting Primavera in the Uffizi Gallery.
6th-century BCE relief
The Three Graces, Antonio Canova's first version, now in the Hermitage Museum