Three Graces

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The Three Graces are a trio of goddesses who personify charm, beauty, and creativity in Greek and Roman myth. In the painting they accompany Venus and mourn Adonis, reflecting their role as attendants of love and the arts. They are often depicted dancing together.

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When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
The Charites appear in early classical poetry and later Roman art.

Relationships

allied with
Venus, Adonis, Cupid
co occurs with
Artemis, Mercury, Chloris, Flora, Zephyrus

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Sources

Source passages

“It shows the dead Adonis being mourned by Venus, Cupid and the Three Graces.”

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“On the left of the painting, the Three Graces, a group of three females also in diaphanous white, join hands in a dance.”

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