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Aglaia

American  
[uh-gley-uh, uh-glahy-uh] / əˈgleɪ ə, əˈglaɪ ə /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. one of the Graces.


Aglaia British  
/ əˈɡlaɪə /

noun

  1. Greek myth one of the three Graces

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Aglaia

< Greek: splendor, beauty

Example Sentences

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He told you to investigate the mysteries of the 12 deities that Eorzeans worship, and in the Aglaia raid, released with patch 6.1, players will do just that.

From The Verge • Apr. 29, 2022

There’s also a new raid, Myths of the Realm: Aglaia, which involves the 12 gods of Eorzea —something hinted at toward the end of Endwalker.

From The Verge • Apr. 1, 2022

Except in a story Homer and Hesiod tell, that Aglaia married Hephaestus, they are not treated as separate personalities, but always together, a triple incarnation of grace and beauty.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

His wife is one of the three Graces in the Iliad, called Aglaia in Hesiod; in the Odyssey she is Aphrodite.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

"Who eats oil on a day like this?" asked Aglaia.

From The Bishop and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance