Thalia (Grace)

In Greek mythology, Thalia or Thaleia (/ˈθliə/[1] or /θəˈlə/;[2] Ancient Greek: Θάλεια, romanized: Tháleia, lit.'the joyous, the abundance') was one of the three Charites or Graces, along with her sisters Aglaea and Euphrosyne.[3]

Thalia
Goddess of festivity and rich banquets
Member of The Charites
A statue of Thalia in Achilleion palace, Corfu
AffiliationAphrodite
Major cult centreBoeotia
AbodeMount Olympus
Personal information
ParentsZeus and Eurynome
SiblingsEuphrosyne and Aglaea and several paternal half-siblings

The Greek word thalia is an adjective applied to banquets, meaning rich, plentiful, luxuriant and abundant.


Family

Typically, they were the daughters of Zeus and Oceanid Eurynome.[3] Alternative parentage may be Zeus and Eurydome, Eurymedousa, or Euanthe; Dionysus and Kronois; or Helios and the Naiad Aegle.[4][5][6]

In art

In art, they were usually depicted dancing in a circle. Thalia was the goddess of festivity and rich banquets and was associated with Aphrodite, as part of her retinue.[7][8]

Notes

  1. "Home : Oxford English Dictionary". www.oed.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  2. "Definition of THALIA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  3. Hesiod, Theogony, 907
  4. Cornutus, Compendium of Greek Theology, 15
  5. Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 15.87 & 48.530
  6. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9.35.5
  7. Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite, 58
  8. Homer, Iliad, 8.360-369
  9. Stephenson, Neal (1995). The diamond age or, Young lady's illustrated primer. New York, NY: Bantam Spectra. pp. 240 & 283. ISBN 0-553-09609-5.
  10. "Thalia Grace". Rick Riordan. 24 January 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2020.

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