Aglaia (Charis)

Relief of the three Charites

Bronze statue of Aglaia in front of the Neue Pinakothek in Munich

Aglaia ( Greek Ἀγλαΐα Aglaḯa , German 'shine, splendor' , next to it also Καλή Kalé , German 'the good' ) is one of the Charites in Greek mythology .

Together with Euphrosyne and Thaleia , Aglaia belongs to the three Charites (Graces), the Greek goddesses of grace . Zeus and Eurynomials are usually mentioned as their parents . Aglaia was the youngest of them. According to the Greek poet Hesiod , she was the wife of Hephaestus (traditionally he was considered the husband of Aphrodite ).

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• Hesiod : Theogony 945
• Pindar : Odes 14.10

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