Aglaea

Aglaea was one of the three Charites and the goddess of beauty, splendour, glory and adornment.

Residence: Mount Olympus
Parents: Zeus and Eurynome
Siblings: The Charites
Consort: Hephaestus
Children: Eucleia, Euthenia, Eupheme and Philophrosyne 

Les Trois Grâces, sculpture by James Pradier, 1831. Louvre.

She was the wife of the god Hephaestus and the mother of four younger Charites named Eucleia (Good-Repute), Euthenia (Praise), Eupheme (Eloquence) and Philophrosyne (Welcome). Aglaea was also named Charis (Grace) and Cale (Beauty).

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