Thalia (Grace)
| Thalia | |
|---|---|
Goddess of festivity and rich banquets | |
| Member of The Charites | |
A statue of Thalia in Achilleion palace, Corfu | |
| Affiliation | Aphrodite |
| Major cult centre | Boeotia |
| Abode | Mount Olympus |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Zeus and Eurynome |
| Siblings | Euphrosyne and Aglaea and several paternal half-siblings |
In Greek mythology, Thalia or Thaleia (/ˈθeɪliə/ or /θəˈlaɪə/; Ancient Greek: Θάλεια, romanized: Tháleia, lit. 'the joyous, the abundance') was one of the three Charites, along with her sisters Aglaea and Euphrosyne.
The Greek word thalia is an adjective applied to banquets, meaning rich, plentiful, luxuriant and abundant.