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The Graces, or Charities as they were also called, were personifications of charm, grace, and beauty. Most often they were the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome. Three graces, Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thaleia are most frequently named. Social intercourse, manners, and culture were their realm and they were obvious associates of the Muses. Early images showed them clothed, but they eventually were almost always portrayed nude.
The explanation of the number three depends upon the fact that a ritual in the distant past needed to be repeated three times. In the Mycenaean culture there were three classes of people and each class had to be treated seperately in a ritual. The tripartate goddesses appear to result from the adoption of the goddesses from the Mycenaean culture.
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Question: Are they virgin goddess?
Answer: No. But no sexual liasons have been reported.
Question: So 3 graces could have companion and they aren't virgin:is it correct? And about the name of other virgin goddess
Answer: With mortals a nature is discovered in the reality of the individual. After a person is born you discover their nature by observing what they can do. But a goddess is conceived because her nature is required. This requirement is realized by her parents. Now the quention becomes 'What natures require virginity. Valid wisdom must be virgin hense Athena must be virgin. Maidenhood must be virgin, hense Artemis must be virgin. The virginity of Hestia is more obscure. It probably relates to the purity of fire. But she swore she would be a virgin. There are many goddesses too obscure to have their sexlife revealed. Some may be virgin. Their natures can be examined to determine the suitability of virginity. But examination of the over 3000 individual goddesses is beyond the scope of this commentary.
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