Euphrosyne
Sign in to saveIn ancient Greek religion and mythology, Euphrosyne (; ) is a goddess, one of the three Charites. She was sometimes named Euthymia () or Eutychia ().
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.image
- Euphrosyne statue - Achilleion.jpg
- Deity.name
- Euphrosyne
- Deity.deity_of
- Goddess of enthusiasm, joy and mirth
- Deity.member_of
- The Charites
- Deity.affiliation
- Aphrodite
- Deity.cult_centre
- Boeotia
- Deity.abode
- Mount Olympus
- Deity.parents
- Zeus and EurynomeErebus and Nyx
- Deity.caption
- A statue of Euphrosyne in Achilleion palace, Corfu.
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Euphrosyne (; ) is a goddess, one of the three Charites. She was sometimes named Euthymia () or Eutychia ().
== Family == According to Hesiod, Euphrosyne and her sisters Thalia and Aglaea are the daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid nymph Eurynome. Alternative parentage may be Zeus and Eurydome, Eurymedousa, or Euanthe; Dionysus and Coronis; or Helios and the Naiad Aegle.
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