English Explanatory Dictionary

Aglaea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the Charites (the youngest, although Homer names another younger).
  2. A daughter of Asclepius and goddess/personification of good health and the glow of health.
  3. A daughter of Mantineus, founder of Mantinea, the wife of Abas and mother of the twins Acrisius and Proetus; also known as Ocalea.
  4. A daughter of Thespius and Megamede who bore Heracles a son, Antiades.
  5. A nymph who was mother of Nireus by Charopus, king of Syme.
  6. The wife of Amythaon and mother of Melampus and Bias.
  7. The main-belt asteroid 47 Aglaja, named after the Aglaea of the Charites.

Pronunciation

/əˈɡliː.ə/ /əˈɡlaɪ.ə/

Word forms

Aglaea Aglaia Aglaïa Aegle

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa, literally “Splendour, Glory, Glow”).

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