Definitions

1. Euphrosyne was the personification of joy and festivity. (Web site)
2. EUPHROSYNE was the goddess of good cheer, joy, mirth and merriment. (Web site)
3. Euphrosyne was the beloved only daughter of a rich man of Alexandria, miraculously born in her parents' old age in answer to a monk's prayer.
4. Euphrosyne was the daughter of Andronikos Doukas Kamateros, a high-ranking official who held the titles of megas droungarios and pansebastos. (Web site)
5. Euphrosyne, a daughter of Byzantine emperor Constantine VI, the last representative of the Isaurian dynasty, and Maria of Amnia. (Web site)

Euphrosyne

1. Not until she was dying did Euphrosyne reveal herself to him as his lost daughter.
2. In this he was assisted by Euphrosyne, who had organized a party of aristocratic supporters.
3. In 1209 or 1210 they were ransomed by their cousin Michael I of Epirus, and Euphrosyne spent the remainder of her life in Arta.
4. Euphrosyne took control of the palace and quelled the opposition herself, securing the accession of her husband to the throne by wholesale bribery.
5. The name of his wife, Euphrosyne, was erased (but is still visible), as women were admitted to Orphic worship but not to the cult of Mithras.

Aglaia

1. Often depicted with arms entwined in dance (See Botticelli-s -Primavera-) their names were Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia.
2. In the latter role they are often associated with Aphrodite: Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia. (Web site)
3. Hesiod in the Theogony says that the Kharites are daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, giving them the names of Euphrosyne, Aglaia and Thalia. (Web site)
4. Three beautiful goddesses, Aglaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne, who attended upon Venus, serving without salary. (Web site)
5. Often depicted with arms entwined in dance (See Botticelli�s �Primavera�) their names were Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia. (Web site)

Three Kharites

1. She was one of three Kharites, her sisters being Euphrosyne and Thalia. (Web site)
2. She was one of three Kharites, the other two being Aglaia and Euphrosyne. (Web site)

Graces

1. Euphrosyne( cheerful, joyous) One of the three Graces. (Web site)
2. The Graces The Graces were three in number, Euphrosyne, Agalaia, and Thalia, and were the goddesses of banquet, dance and social enjoyments.

Alexios

1. Euphrosyne married Alexios Angelos, the older brother of the future Emperor Isaac II Angelos in c.
2. Euphrosyne and Alexios III fled across Greece to Thessalonica and Corinth, but were finally captured by Boniface of Montferrat and imprisoned.
3. Euphrosyne and Alexios were criticized for their love of finery and the enrichment of their relatives at state expense. (Web site)

Goddess

1. EUPHROSYNE The Kharis goddess of good cheer, joy, mirth and merriment. (Web site)
2. Euphrosyne Goddess of mirth and merriment, one of the three Charites. (Web site)

Relatives

1. Euphrosyne and Alexios were criticized for their love of finery and the enrichment of their relatives at state expense.
2. In marrying Euphrosyne, who was his aunt and eleven years his junior, Carathéodory was following a family tradition of marrying close relatives. (Web site)

Empress

1. The more dynamic Empress Euphrosyne (died ca.
2. Empress Euphrosyne's matrilineal descent is, exceptionally, a verifiable one.

Sisters

1. She was one of three Kharites, her sisters being Euphrosyne and Thalia. (Web site)
2. Her other two sisters were Euphrosyne, and Thalia.

Angelos

1. Euphrosyne married Alexios Angelos, the older brother of the future Emperor Isaac II Angelos in c. (Web site)

Aglaea

1. Three at least are known of, these being Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia. (Web site)

Charites

1. In Greek mythology, Euphrosyne (IPA pronunciation: [ju'frɒzəni]) was one of the Charites, known in English also as the "Three Graces".
2. It is named after Euphrosyne, one of the Charites in Greek mythology.

Mirth

1. Named for one of the Three Graces, Euphrosyne who was distinguished for her joy and mirth. (Web site)

Thalia

1. Zeus then married his third wife Eurynome, who bears the three Charites (Graces): Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia. (Web site)
2. They are Aglaea (who loves Splendor), Euphrosyne (who is heartened by mirth), and Thalia, who embodies a cheery disposition. (Web site)
3. The Graces The Graces were three in number, Euphrosyne, Agalaia, and Thalia, and were the goddesses of banquet, dance and social enjoyments.

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