Thalia (Grace)

For other uses, see Thalia (Greek mythology).

In Greek mythology, Thalia or Thaleia (/ˈθeɪliə/^[1] or /θəˈlaɪə/;^[2] Ancient Greek: Θάλεια, romanized: Tháleia, lit. 'the joyous, the abundance') was one of the three Charites, along with her sisters Aglaea and Euphrosyne.^[3]

Thalia
Goddess of festivity and rich banquets
Member of The Charites
A statue of Thalia in Achilleion palace, Corfu
Affiliation	Aphrodite
Major cult centre	Boeotia
Abode	Mount Olympus
Genealogy
Parents	Zeus and Eurynome
Siblings	Euphrosyne and Aglaea and several paternal half-siblings

The Greek word thalia is an adjective applied to banquets, meaning rich, plentiful, luxuriant and abundant.

Family

Typically, she was a daughter of Zeus and Oceanid Eurynome.^[3] Alternative parentage may be Zeus and Eurydome, Eurymedousa, or Euanthe; Dionysus and Koroneia; or Helios and the Naiad Aegle.^[4][5][6]

In art

In art, she and her sisters were usually depicted dancing in a circle. Thalia was the goddess of festivity and rich banquets and was associated with Aphrodite, as part of her retinue.^[7][8]

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  Thalia depicted with her sisters in Antonio Canova's sculpture The Three Graces