Throughout art history, the three graces are repeatedly represented by great artists. From Greek mythology to contemporary art, these three figures represent the ideals of female beauty corresponding to different times and artists. Learn more about them with @Citaliarestaurocom

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In this article from Citaliarestauro we will take a journey through the history of art following these three nice characters: the 3 graces.

Who were the three graces in Greek mythology?
Our story begins with Greek mythology and three women who epitomized the ideal of female beauty for various artists over the centuries: The Three Graces.

Everyone knows that Aphrodite (to Romans known as Venus) is the goddess of love and beauty. In addition to being worshiped in temples of the ancient world, the irresistible goddess was also represented by artists of all times.

But there were also other goddesses of love, known as Caritas or Graces. They were three girls that, according to the poet Hesiod, were daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, a sea nymph with whom the god of Olympus had a brief love affair.

The Three Graces were called Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalya, and they were always together. Besides love and beauty, the girls were also associated with nature, creativity, fertility, charm, splendor, and joy, in other words, graces.

In some myths they appear on top of Olympus, singing and dancing with the Muses and Apollo; in others they are always in the company of Aphrodite.

By the way, when Aphrodite was born – from the foam of the sea – it was the Three Graces who received and cared for her. When Aphrodite wanted to seduce Anchises, the only mortal with whom she had a child, again the Three Graces dressed her and perfumed her to the date. And even when the goddess was caught cheating Hephaestus with Ares, and seen by all the gods, once again the Graces were there, to dress her and console her.

Even though in myths the Three Graces have always appeared as the assistant of the goddess, in art they have become protagonists of countless works, from antiquity to the present day. And with that, they served to represent not only the mythological characters, but also the ideal of female beauty of each period and for each artist.
The earliest representations of the Three Graces appeared in mosaics and sculptures in ancient temples.

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