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'Aglaea' is the name of five figures in Greek mythology
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. With Charopus, she was the mother of Nireus. Her other two sisters were Euphrosyne, and Thalia. Together they were known as the ''Three Graces'', or the Charites.
'Aglaea' is the daughter of Mantineus. She married Abas and had twins: Acrisius and Proetus [1]
'Aglaea' is the daughter of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Antiades. [1]
'Aglaea' is the mother, by Amythaon, of Melampus and Bias. [3]
Aglaea is a nymph. She is the mother, by Charopus, of Nireus. [4]
1. Apollodorus, Library
2. Apollodorus, Library
3. Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History
4. Hyginus, Fabulae
| Contents |
| Aglaea, the Charis |
| Aglaea, Daughter of Mantineus |
| Aglaea, Daughter of Thespius |
| Aglaea, lover of Amythaon |
| Aglaea, the nymph |
| References |
Aglaea, the 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. With Charopus, she was the mother of Nireus. Her other two sisters were Euphrosyne, and Thalia. Together they were known as the ''Three Graces'', or the Charites.
Aglaea, Daughter of Mantineus
'Aglaea' is the daughter of Mantineus. She married Abas and had twins: Acrisius and Proetus [1]
Aglaea, Daughter of Thespius
'Aglaea' is the daughter of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Antiades. [1]
Aglaea, lover of Amythaon
'Aglaea' is the mother, by Amythaon, of Melampus and Bias. [3]
Aglaea, the 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
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