Aglaia

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces; the one who harvests wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly historical usage.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa, from ἀγλαΐα (aglaḯa, “splendour, beauty”)). The youngest of the three Graces, daughter of Zeus and Eurynome, spouse of Hephaestus. It has the same Indo-European root of γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”).

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