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Pamphos (Πάμφως or Πάμφος) was the first we know of to sing about the Graces, but his poetry contains no information either as to their number or about their names. Homer (he too refers to the Graces) makes one the wife of Hephaestus, giving her the name of Charis ("Grace")."
Charis (/ ˈ k æ r ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Χάρις "grace, beauty, and life") is a goddess in Greek mythology. Her name is the singular form of the group called the Charites ( Ancient Greek : Χάριτες )—or Gratiae (Graces) in Roman mythology —who are goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility.
Charis (Ancient Greek: Χάρις) is a given name derived from a Greek word meaning "grace, kindness, and life." It is a unisex name, overwhelmingly used for men in Greece and overwhelmingly used for women elsewhere in the world.
A beauty deity is a god or (usually) goddess associated with the concept of beauty. Classic examples in the Western culture are the Greek goddess Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart, Venus. The following is a list of beauty deities across different cultures. For some deities, beauty is only one of several aspects they represent, or a lesser one.
Virtue names, also known as grace names, are used as personal names in a number of cultures. They express virtues that the parents wish their child to embody or be associated with. In the English-speaking world, beginning in the 16th century, the Puritans commonly expressed their values through creative names, many in the form of virtue names ...
Asem is also a female given name of Kazakh origin, which means "beauty, beautiful, refined, graceful, elegant, excellent, splendid, magnificent." It is not related to the Indian given name Asim . Given name
Falcon - This name is derived from the bird of prey—it evokes speed, strength and grace. 49. Indigo - This colorful name is derived from the deep blue dye, bringing to mind a sense of mystery ...
Grace is a female name from the Latin gratia. [1] It is often given in reference to the Christian concept of divine grace and used as a virtue name . As one of the theological virtues , Grace was in regular use by English Puritans in the 16th through the 18th centuries .