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The Graces
the Graces
also: Graces, Charites, Gratiae
The three goddesses of grace and favor (Greek Charites), conventionally daughters of Jupiter; their image of giving, receiving, and returning is the allegory of benefits Seneca examines and mocks.
Reading notes
- On Benefits §1.3.2 the Graces
The three Charites (Latin Gratiae), goddesses of grace and favor; their linked dance of giving, receiving, and returning is the allegory of benefits Seneca dissects and ridicules.