- Aglaea
Aglaea or Aglaïa (Greek: Ἀγλαΐα) is the name of five figures in
Greek mythology .Charis
The youngest of the
Charites , Aglaea or Aglaia ("splendor, brilliant, shining one") wasHephaestus ' wife andAsclepius ' daughter in Greek mythology. Other sources cite her and her sisters as the daughters ofZeus and theOceanid Eurynome . WithCharopus , she was the mother ofNireus . Her other two sisters were Euphrosyne, and Thalia. Together they were known as the "Three Graces", or theCharites . The asteroid47 Aglaja is named for her.Daughter of Mantineus
Aglaea is the daughter of Mantineus. She married
Abas and had twins:Acrisius andProetus . [Apollodorus, "Library".]Daughter of Thespius
Aglaea is the daughter of
Thespius and Megamede. She boreHeracles a son, Antiades. [Apollodorus, "Library".]Lover of Amythaon
Aglaea is the mother, by Amythaon, of
Melampus and Bias. [Diodorus Siculus, "The Library of History".]Nymph
Aglaea is a
nymph . She is the mother, byCharopus , ofNireus . [Hyginus, "Fabulae".]References
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