Charites

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility, and the patronesses of amusement and festivities; the retinue of Aphrodite.

Word forms

Charites the Charites

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Charites, from Ancient Greek Χάριτες (Khárites).

Related words

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