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| | The Charites |
 | | Aphrodite as the Triple Goddess of beauty in action: love, physical grace, and refined manners. |
 | | Her title, Pasithea Kale Euphrosyne 'Goddess who is Beautiful and Brings Joy to All' was also a list of one of the oldest versions of the Charites, 'Goddess of All,' 'the Fairest,' and 'Heart's Joy.' They were originally represented by three standing meteoric stones, as at Orchomenos. |
 | | Still another version of the triad consisted of Aegle 'the light of the Sun or Moon,' Phaenna 'shining,' and Peitho 'persuasion.' When Aphrodite was considered their mother instead, she was called Charis, although Charis was originally a separate Goddess of joy that inspires art, or Eunomia 'good order.' |
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