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The Three
Graces: They are the beautiful sister Goddesses who attended Aphrodite,
the Goddess of love, and were personifications of grace and beauty. They spread
the joy of nature and lived on Mount Olympus. Their names, number and parentage
vary, but they are generally said to be three sisters named Euphrosyne, who
represented jollity, Thalia identified with abundance, and Aglaea, a
representation of splendor. They are daughters of Zeus and Eurynome or Hera who
have influenced artists throughout the ages
depicted in sculpture and vase paintings by the ancient Greeks, in Roman wall
paintings at Pompeii, in Botticelli's allegorical painting known as Springtime,
and in a marble statue carved by Canova. In art they are frequently represented
as naked girls with their hands on each other's shoulders, the two outer figures
looking one way and the middle one looking the other. |
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