In Roman mythology, who were 'Aglaia', 'Euphrosyne', and 'Thalia'?
Euphrosyne her sisters. Euphrosyne is a Goddess of Joy or Mirth, and the incarnation of grace and beauty. The other two Charites are Thalia (Good Cheer) and Aglaea (Beauty or Splendor). Her half-brother is Hephaistos, or Hephaestus, the god of metalworking and volcanoes. Her name is the female version of a Greek word euphrosynos, which means "merriment". In Roman myths the Graces where known as the "Gratiae". She can be seen along with the other two Graces at the left of the painting in Botticelli's "Primavera". The sculptor Antonio Canova made a well-known piece in white marble representing the three Graces,
Marie Spartali Stillman were known collectively among friends as "the Three Graces", after the Charites of Greek mythology (Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia), as all three were noted beauties of Greek heritage. It was in the house of the Greek businessman A.C. Ionides (1810–1890) at Tulse Hill, in south London, that Marie and her sister Christine (1846–1884) met Whistler and Swinburne for the first time. They were dressed in white with blue ribbon sashes. Swinburne was so overcome that he said of Spartali: "She is so beautiful that I want to sit down and cry". Marie was an imposing figure, around tall and, in