THE See also:

• THE GRACES (Gr. X&panes, Lat. Gratiae)

GRACES (Gr. X&panes, See also:

• LAT

Lat. Gratiae)  , in See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• MYTHOLOGY

mythology, the personification of See also:

• GRACE (Fr. grace, Lat. gratia, from grates, beloved, pleasing; formed from the root cra-, Gr. xav-, cf. xaipw, x6p,ua, Xapts)
• GRACE, WILLIAM GILBERT (1848– )

grace and See also:

• CHARM (through the Fr. from the Lat. carmen, a song)

charm, both in nature and in moral See also:

• ACTION

action . The transition from a single goddess, Charis, to a number or See also:

• GROUP

group of Charites, is marked in See also:

• HOMER, WINSLOW (1836-191o)

Homer . In the Iliad one Charis is the wife of See also:

• HEPHAESTUS

Hephaestus, another the promised wife of See also:

• SLEEP (0. Eng. slcepan; Ger. schlafen; cf. Lat. labi, to glide, and " slip ")

Sleep, while the plural Charites often occurs . The Charites are usually described as three in number—Aglaia (brightness), See also:

• EUPHROSYNE

Euphrosyne (joyfulness), Thalia (See also:

• BLOOM (from A.S. bloma, a flower)

bloom)—daughters of See also:

• ZEUS

Zeus and See also:

• HERA

Hera (or Eurynome, daughter of See also:

• OCEANUS (Gr. 'Slrceavts)

Oceanus), or of Helios and Aegle; in See also:

• SPARTA (Gr. Eirapril or AaKe5atycav)

Sparta, however, only two were known, Cleta (See also:

• NOISE (a word of doubtful origin; O. Fr. nogse or nose; Prov. nausa, which points to Lat. nausea, sickness, as the origin; others take Lat. noxia, harm, as the source)

noise) and Phaenna (See also:

• LIGHT

light), as at See also:

• ATHENS
• ATHENS ['AN vat, Athenae, modem colloquial Greek `Ath va]

Athens Auxo (increase) and Hegemone (See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

queen) . They are the See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends of the See also:

• MUSES, THE (Gr. Mo6o-at, the thinkers)

Muses, with whom they live on See also:

• MOUNT, WILLIAM SIDNEY (1807-1868)

Mount See also:

• OLYMPUS

Olympus, and the companions of See also:

• APHRODITE

Aphrodite, of Peitho, the goddess of persuasion, and of See also:

• HERMES
• HERMES, GEORG (1775-1831)

Hermes, the See also:

• GOD

god of eloquence, to each of whom charm is an indispensable See also:

• ADJUNCT (from Lat. ad, to, and jungere, to join)

adjunct . The need of their assistance to the artist is indicated by the See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union of Hephaestus and Charis . The most See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient seat of their cult was See also:

• ORCHOMENUS (local form on coins and inscriptions, Erchomenos)

Orchomenus in See also:

• BOEOTIA

Boeotia, where their See also:

• OLDEST

oldest images, in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of stones fallen from See also:

• HEAVEN (0. Eng. hefen, heofon, heofone; this word appears in O.S. hevan; the High. Ger. word appears in Ger. Himmel, Dutch hemel; there does not seem to be any connexion between the two words, and the ultimate derivation of the word is unknown; the sugges

heaven, were set up in their See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple . Their See also:

• WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)

worship was said to have been instituted by See also:

• ETEOCLES

Eteocles, whose three daughters See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell into a well while dancing in their See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour . At Orchomenus nightly dances took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place, and the festival Charitesia, accompanied by musical contests, was celebrated; in See also:

• PAROS, or PARO

Paros their worship was celebrated without See also:

• MUSIC

music or garlands, since it was there that See also:

• MINOS

Minos, while sacrificing to the Charites, received the See also:

• NEWS

news of the See also:

• DEATH

death of his son Androgeus; at See also:

• MESSENE

Messene they were revered together with the See also:

• EUMENIDES (from Gr. evµevtits, kindly; di, well, and jAvos, disposition)

Eumenides; at Athens, their See also:

• RITES

rites, kept See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret from the profane, were held at the entrance to the See also:

• ACROPOLIS (Gr. aKpos, top, a6)Xts, city)

Acropolis . It was by Auxo, Hegemone and Agraulos, the daughter of See also:

• CECROPS (Ke,cpo,ti)

Cecrops, that See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young Athenians, on first receiving their See also:

• SPEAR (O. Eng. spere, O. H. Ger. sper, mod. Ger. speer, &c., cf. Lat. sparrs; probably related to " spar, " a beam)

spear and See also:

• SHIELD (0. Eng. scild, cf. Du. and Ger. Schild, Dan. Skjold; the origin is doubtful, but may be referred to the root seen in " shell " or " scale "; another suggestion connects it with Icel. skjalla, to clash, rattle; it is not connected with the Indo-Ger
• SHIELD, WILLIAM (1748—1829)

shield, took the See also:

• OATH (0. Eng. ddh)

oath to defend their See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country . In See also:

• WORKS

works of See also:

• ART

art the Charites were represented in See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early times as beautiful maidens of slender form, See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand in hand or embracing one another and wearing drapery; later, the conception predominated of three naked figures gracefully intertwined . Their attributes were the See also:

• MYRTLE

myrtle, the See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose and musical See also:

• INSTRUMENTS

instruments .

In See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome the See also:

• GRACES, THE, (Gr. X&panes, Lat. Gratiae)

Graces were never the See also:

• OBJECTS

objects of See also:

• SPECIAL

special religious reverence, but were described and represented by poets and artists in accordance with Greek See also:

• MODELS

models . See F . H . See also:

• KRAUSE, KARL CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH (1781—1832)

Krause, Musen, Gratien, Horen, and Nymphen (1871), and the articles by Stoll and See also:

• FURTWANGLER, ADOLF (1853–1907)

Furtwangler in See also:

• ROSCHER, WILHELM GEORG FRIEDRICH (1817–1894)

Roscher's Lexikon der Mythologie, and by S . Gsell in Daremberg and Saglio's Dictionnaire See also:

• DES

des antiquites, with the bibliography .