Open main menu

Aglaea

Aglaea or Aglaïa (Greek Αγλαΐα) is the name of five figures in Greek mythology.

Contents

Charis

The youngest of the Charites, Aglaea or Aglaia ("splendor, brilliant, shining one") was Hephaestus' wife and Asclepius' daughter in Greek mythology. Other sources cite her and her sisters as the daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome. Her other two sisters were Euphrosyne, and Thalia. Together they were known as the Three Graces, or the Charites. The asteroid "47 Aglaja" is named for her.

Daughter of Mantineus

Aglaea is the daughter of Mantineus. She married Abas and had twins: Acrisius and Proetus.[1]

Daughter of Thespius

Aglaea is the daughter of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Antiades. [2]

Lover of Amythaon

Aglaea is the mother, by Amythaon, of Melampus and Bias.[3]

Nymph

Aglaea is a nymph. She is the mother, by Charopus, of Nireus.[4]

References

  1. Apollodorus, Library.
  2. Apollodorus, Library.
  3. Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History.
  4. Hyginus, Fabulae.

A portion of content for this article is credited to Wikipedia. Content under GNU Free Documentation License(GFDL)