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Charites (Graces) – Mythopedia The Charites, also known as the Graces, were daughters of Zeus who embodied all things associated with beauty, joy, and abundance They were seen as kind and gentle goddesses, and they were worshiped throughout Greece Their mythological role was limited
Eurynome – Mythopedia Eurynome was one of the three thousand Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys As one of Zeus’ many lovers, she became the mother of the Charites (also known as the “Graces”)
Horae – Mythopedia The Horae, daughters of Zeus and Themis, were goddesses associated with the seasons and with ordered cycles of time According to the poet Hesiod, there were three Horae: Dike (“Justice”), Eunomia (“Good Order”), and Eirene (“Peace”)
Pandora – Mythopedia Pandora was the first human woman in Greek mythology, created by the gods for the express purpose of punishing mortals The gods entrusted Pandora with a jar containing all the evils of the cosmos for her to unleash upon mankind
Homeric Hymns: 5. To Aphrodite (Full Text) - Mythopedia There she went in and put to the glittering doors, and there the Graces bathed her with heavenly oil such as blooms upon the bodies of the eternal gods—oil divinely sweet, which she had by her, filled with fragrance
Moirae (Fates) – Mythopedia The three Moirae—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos—were the personifications of fate They ensured that every being followed the preordained course that had been set for them
Zeus – Mythopedia Zeus was the powerful but flawed king of the Greek pantheon and the supreme god of the Greeks He ruled over men and gods alike from his throne on Mount Olympus
Theogony – Mythopedia The Theogony, composed by Hesiod around 700 BCE, is an early Greek epic It describes in detail the beginnings of the cosmos, the origins and genealogies of the gods, and the events leading up to the rise of Zeus and the Olympians
Eumenides – Mythopedia The Eumenides is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE It is the final entry in the tragic trilogy known as the Oresteia The play depicts Orestes’ trial and eventual acquittal for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra
Graeae – Mythopedia The Graeae were three sisters who lived in a remote corner of the world, sharing a single eye and a single tooth among them They were best known for (reluctantly) helping Perseus in his quest to slay Medusa