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Aglaea en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /əˈɡlaɪ.ə/
• /əˈɡliː.ə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aglaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa, literally “Splendour, Glory, Glow”).

Meanings

1. (Greek) One of the Charites (the youngest, although Homer names another younger).
2. (Greek) A daughter of Asclepius and goddess/personification of good health and the glow of health.
3. (Greek) A daughter of Mantineus, founder of Mantinea, the wife of Abas and mother of the twins Acrisius and Proetus; also known as Ocalea.
4. (Greek) A daughter of Thespius and Megamede who bore Heracles a son, Antiades.
5. (Greek) A nymph who was mother of Nireus by Charopus, king of Syme.
6. (Greek) The wife of Amythaon and mother of Melampus and Bias.
7. The main-belt asteroid 47 Aglaja, named after the Aglaea of the Charites.

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