Charites (Graces) – Mythopedia The Charites, also known as the Graces, were daughters of Zeus who embodied all things associated with beauty, joy, and abundance They were seen as kind and gentle goddesses, and they were worshiped throughout Greece Their mythological role was limited
Eurynome – Mythopedia Eurynome was one of the three thousand Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys As one of Zeus’ many lovers, she became the mother of the Charites (also known as the “Graces”)
Horae – Mythopedia The Horae, daughters of Zeus and Themis, were goddesses associated with the seasons and with ordered cycles of time According to the poet Hesiod, there were three Horae: Dike (“Justice”), Eunomia (“Good Order”), and Eirene (“Peace”)
Moirae (Fates) – Mythopedia The three Moirae—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos—were the personifications of fate They ensured that every being followed the preordained course that had been set for them
Pandora – Mythopedia Pandora was the first human woman in Greek mythology, created by the gods for the express purpose of punishing mortals The gods entrusted Pandora with a jar containing all the evils of the cosmos for her to unleash upon mankind
Nereids – Mythopedia The Nereids were the fifty daughters of the sea gods Nereus and Doris Numbered among the nymphs—female divinities who took the form of beautiful young women—the Nereids were widely regarded as kind and helpful sea deities The most famous among them were Amphitrite, Galatea, and Thetis
Homeric Hymns: 5. To Aphrodite (Full Text) - Mythopedia She went to Cyprus, to Paphos, where her precinct is and fragrant altar, and passed into her sweet-smelling temple There she went in and put to the glittering doors, and there the Graces bathed her with heavenly oil such as blooms upon the bodies of the eternal gods—oil divinely sweet, which she had by her, filled with fragrance
Ares – Mythopedia Ares was the Greek god of war and violence and the least loved of all the Olympians He often clashed with the other gods due to his cruelty and brutality
Graeae – Mythopedia The Graeae were three sisters who lived in a remote corner of the world, sharing a single eye and a single tooth among them They were best known for (reluctantly) helping Perseus in his quest to slay Medusa
Eumenides – Mythopedia The Eumenides is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE It is the final entry in the tragic trilogy known as the Oresteia The play depicts Orestes’ trial and eventual acquittal for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra