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Harmonia

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[hahr-moh-nee-uh] / hɑrˈmoʊ ni ə /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.


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Harmonia Rosales’ Black figurative paintings combine Eurocentric artistic traditions with African diasporic cosmologies as a way to course-correct the historical erasure of Black images from classical narratives.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The problematic species—officially called Harmonia axyridis but often known as the harlequin or the multicolored Asian lady beetle—originated in Asia and spends the winter there nestled in crevices on the sides of cliffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The Harmonia Gardens restaurant scene from “Hello Dolly!” is my favorite vintage food scene — it harkens to a place and time when dining out included Louis Armstrong, dining-room captains and dancing waiters/chefs.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2019

Matthias Goerne’s recent 12-disc Schubert survey, on Harmonia Mundi, was made all the more absorbing by the intricacies of his teamwork with seven different pianists.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2018

Thus great sorrows for their children and grandchildren came upon Cadmus and Harmonia in old age after great prosperity.

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