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  1. Charites (Graces) – Mythopedia

    Feb 9, 2023 · 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 …

  2. Eurynome – Mythopedia

    Jul 25, 2023 · 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 …

  3. Erinyes (Furies) – Mythopedia

    Mar 9, 2023 · The Erinyes (“Furies”) were terrifying sisters who acted as goddesses of vengeance and retribution. From their grim home in the Underworld, the Erinyes punished crimes that …

  4. Homeric Hymns – Mythopedia

    Jul 14, 2025 · The Homeric Hymns, traditionally attributed to Homer, are a collection of thirty-three poems, each one honoring an individual god (or group of gods). Mostly composed between …

  5. Homeric Hymns: 5. To Aphrodite (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    She went to Cyprus, to Paphos, where her precinct is and fragrant altar, and passed into her sweet-smelling temple. There she went in and put to the glittering doors, and there the Graces …

  6. Odyssey: Book 5 (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    Though well I see thy graces far above The dear, though mortal, object of my love, Of youth eternal well the difference know, And the short date of fading charms below; Yet every day, …

  7. Graeae – Mythopedia

    Jan 18, 2023 · 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 …

  8. Homeric Hymns: 27. To Artemis (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    But the goddess with a bold heart turns every way destroying the race of wild beasts: and when she is satisfied and has cheered her heart, this huntress who delights in arrows slackens her …

  9. Odyssey: Book 8 (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    The Graces unguents shed, ambrosial showers, Unguents that charm the gods! she last assumes Her wondrous robes; and full the goddess blooms. Thus sung the bard: Ulysses hears with …

  10. Works and Days (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    And the goddess bright-eyed Athene girded and clothed her, and the divine Graces and queenly Persuasion put necklaces of gold upon her, and the rich-haired Hours crowned her head with …