Aglaia

[uh-gley-uh, uh-glahy-uh]

noun Classical Mythology.

one of the Graces.

Origin of Aglaia

< Greek: splendor, beauty

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Historical Examples of aglaia

The delight of the miller's life was his little daughter, Aglaia.
Sixes and Sevens
O. Henry
One day, only a week after her fourth birthday, Aglaia disappeared.
Sixes and Sevens
O. Henry
The country soon found out that the "Aglaia" flour had two prices.
Sixes and Sevens
O. Henry
The Aglaia figured with distinction in the great Mackinaw salvage-case.
The Day's Work, Volume 1
Rudyard Kipling
He named the eldest Aglaia, the middle one Euphrosyne, the third Thalia.
L. Annaeus Seneca On Benefits
Seneca

British Dictionary definitions for aglaia

Aglaia

noun

Greek myth one of the three Graces

Word Origin for Aglaia

Greek: splendour, from aglaos splendid

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Word Origin and History for aglaia

Aglaia

one of the Graces, Greek, literally "splendor, beauty, brightness," from aglaos "splendid, beautiful, bright," of unknown origin.