Charites

American  

[kar-i-teez] / ˈkær ɪˌtiz /

plural noun

1. the ancient Greek name for the Graces.

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Example Sentences

In September, Catholic Charites used $476.99 in Neediest Cases money to buy Daysi a new bed to replace the dilapidated one she had been using.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2015

The artistical hurly-burly of unharmonious ignes fatui is only the forerunner of the melodious Charites; and these alone insinuate themselves into the softer souls.

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich

In the post-Homeric mythology, the two were again separated, and Charis, becoming divided in personality, appears as the Charites, or Graces, who were supposed to be constant attendants of Aphrodite.

From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by Fiske, John

One of the three Graces or Charites; attendant of Venus, 105.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

And to counterfeit the matter, he would come to Charites and say: O what a losse have I had of my friend, my fellow, my companion Lepolemus?

From The Golden Asse by Adlington, William, fl. 1566