Charites’s Family Tree

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Family

• Eurynome(parent),Zeus(parent)— Consort

  Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome were the parents of the three Charites — Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia — according to Hesiod's Theogony.

Allied with

• Aphrodite

  The Charites serve as Aphrodite's handmaidens, bathing, anointing, and dressing the goddess. In the Iliad and Homeric Hymns, they attend her at her most important appearances.

• Erotes

  The Erotes and the Charites serve together as Aphrodite's attendants. In Pausanias's Description of Greece, both groups appear alongside the goddess in temple sculpture and cult imagery at multiple sanctuaries.

Contains

• Pasithea

  Pasithea is counted among the Charites (Graces) in some traditions. While Hesiod names three Graces — Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia — later sources include Pasithea as an additional or alternative member.

Associated with

• Hedone

  The Charites danced at the wedding feast of Eros and Psyche on Olympus, from which Hedone was born. In Apuleius' Metamorphoses, the Graces scatter balsam and flowers at the divine celebration.

• Himeros

  The Charites and Himeros both belong to Aphrodite's retinue. In Hellenistic art and poetry, the Graces and the Erotes appear together attending the goddess of love at celebrations and divine processions.

• Pandora

  The Charites adorned Pandora with golden necklaces during her creation, adding grace and allure to the first mortal woman as described in Hesiod's Works and Days.