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In Greek mythology, Thalia or Thaleia ( or ; ) was one of the three Charites, along with her sisters Aglaia and Euphrosyne.Hesiod, Theogony, 907
The Greek word thalia is an adjective applied to banquets, meaning rich, plentiful, luxuriant and abundant.
Family Typically, she was a daughter of Zeus and Oceanid Eurynome. Alternative parentage may be Zeus and Eurydome, Eurymedousa, or Euanthe; Dionysus and Koroneia; or Helios and the Naiad Aegle.Cornutus, Compendium of Greek Theology, 15Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 15.87 & 48.530Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9.35.5
In art In art, she and her sisters 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.Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite, 58Homer, Iliad, 8.360-369
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References Apollodoros, Library (I, 3, 1). Hesiod, Theogony (v. 907–909). Orphic Hymns (LIX on the Charites). Pausanias, Description of Greece (IX, 35, 1). Pindar, Odes (Olympics, 14, str. 1–2). Grimal, Pierre, over&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996, . "Thalia" 2. p. 442. Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Thaleia" 4.