Explained vocabulary

Aglaia — Ἀγλαΐη

Ἀγλαΐη

Aglaiē

Ἀγλαΐη names one of the three Charites beside Thalia and Euphrosyne at LX.3.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Aglaia; Aglaie

Meaning

Ἀγλαΐη names one of the three Charites beside Thalia and Euphrosyne at LX.3. The familiar English form is Aglaia; the Greek access form preserves the source’s Ionic ending. This is a named goddess within the group, not an adjective describing all three.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LX · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Ἀγλαΐη

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LX.3

Lexical references

LSJ ἀγλαί̈α (n631)