Pasithea
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In Greek mythology, Pasithea or Pasithee was one of the Charites (Graces). The Charites are usually said to be the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, but Pasithea's parentage is given (by the poet Nonnus) as Hera and Dionysus.
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Her sisters are Aglaea ("Beauty"), Euphrosyne ("Mirth"), and Thalia ("Good Cheer"). In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae, the "Graces".
Although the Graces usually numbered three, according to the Spartans, Cleta, not Thalia, was the third, and other Graces are sometimes mentioned including Auxo, Charis, Hegemone and Phaenna
Pasithea is also the name of one of the Nereids.
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References
- Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873).
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