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Aglaia
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noun
Classical Mythology
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one of the Graces.
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Greek:
splendor, beauty
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a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion
the wife of Odysseus, who remained faithful to him during his long absence at Troy
a fleece of pure gold, kept at Colchis by King Ae?tes from whom it was stolen by Jason and the Argonauts with the help of Ae?tes's daughter, Medea
the daughters of Gaea who punish crimes at the instigation of the victims: Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone
the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War
a Phrygian king who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold
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Aglaia
(əˈɡlaɪə)
—
n
Greek myth
one of the three Graces
[Greek: splendour, from
aglaos
splendid]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
Aglaia
one of the Graces, from Gk., lit. "splendor, beauty, brightness," from aglaos "splendid, beautiful, bright," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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