Euphrosyne
Euphrosyne is one of the Charites, goddesses of Greek mythology who personify beauty and grace. According to Hesiod, she is the daughter of Zeus and Eurynome, the daughter of Oceanus. The Charites have little independent mythology, and are usually described as attending various gods and goddesses, particularly Aphrodite.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2024
- Historical notes
- Attested in Hesiod's writings.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Auxo, Hegemone, Cleta, Phaenna, Aglaia, Eucleia, Euthenia, Eupheme, Philophrosyne, Thalia, Brontes, Teiresias, Oceanus, Charites, Charis, Gratiae, Peitho, Hephaestus, Gaia, Apollo, Artemis, Hera, Uranus, Athena, Demeter, Persephone, Atropos, Metis, Themis, Eirene, Leto, Muses, Mnemosyne, Clotho, Lachesis, Aphrodite
Mentioned by
- Oceanus
- Charites
- Charis
- Gratiae
- Peitho
- Hephaestus
- Gaia
- Apollo
- Artemis
- Hera
- Uranus
- Athena
- Demeter
- Persephone
- Atropos
- Metis
and 14 more
Sources
Source passages
“In Hesiod's Theogony, the Charites are the three daughters of Zeus: Aglaea ("Splendor"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Thalia ("Good Cheer"), by the Oceanid Eurynome”
#28047 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Euanthe, mother of the Charites: Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia by Zeus.”
#28247 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“West describes these four sisters, as being among the several descendants of Zeus (such as Eunomia, Dike, Thalia, and Euphrosyne) who are "personified abstractions of an auspicious character."”
#28294 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The Daughters of Helios or Three Graces depicts the three Charites - Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia - who in some accounts are the daughters of Helios and the naiad Aegle.”
#41425 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the three Charites: Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia.”
#45296 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free