Aglaia

[ uh-gley-uh, uh-glahy-uh ]

/ əˈgleɪ ə, əˈglaɪ ə /

one of the Graces.

Origin of Aglaia

< Greek: splendor, beauty

In her babyhood Aglaia herself repudiated the name, as far as common use went, and persisted in calling herself "Dums."

Sixes and Sevens |O. Henry
One day, only a week after her fourth birthday, Aglaia disappeared.

Sixes and Sevens |O. Henry
Another wall-painting shows in the foreground Aglaia and Hileaira, daughters of Niobe, kneeling and playing the same game.

Museum of Antiquity |L. W. Yaggy
They were invoked at festivals, and three cups were drunk by those who feasted in honour of Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia.

Heathen Mythology |Various

Thus, in memory of Aglaia, the old mill was converted into a blessing for the community in which she had once lived.

Sixes and Sevens |O. Henry

Aglaia

/ (əˈɡlaɪə) /

Greek myth one of the three Graces

Greek: splendour, from aglaos splendid