Euphrosyne

[yoo-fros-uh-nee]

Eu·phros·y·ne

[yoo-fros-uh-nee]
noun Classical Mythology.
one of the Graces.

Origin:
< Greek, personification of euphrosýnē mirth, merriment
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Euphrosyne is always a great word to know.
So is Trojan War. Does it mean:
the underworld inhabited by departed souls, also the god ruling the underworld
a ten-year war waged by the Greeks under Agamemnon against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen and ending in the burning of Troy
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Euphrosyne (juːˈfrɒzɪˌniː)
 
n
Greek myth one of the three Graces
 
[from Greek: mirth, merriment]

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