Motif
Triad of divine sisters personifying grace and refinement
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A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family, within the sub-family Counterpart figures, shadows, and divine personifications. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE MUSES. / PEGASUS. / THE HESPERIDES. / CHARITES (GRATIAE) GRACES.; lines 5205-5246 confidence: high
The Graces are described as three lovely sisters named Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, or in later accounts of Dionysus and Aphrodite; they personify gentle refining attributes.
The passage presents the Graces as three named sisters who embody and preside over gentle and refining qualities.
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