Eudaemonia

THE KHARITES (Charites) or Graces, were three goddesses of grace, beauty, adornment, joy, mirth, festivity, dance and song.

A number of younger Kharites presided over the other pleasures of life including play, amusement, banqueting, floral decoration, happiness, rest and relaxation.

The Kharites were attendants of the goddesses Aphrodite and Hera. One named Kharis (Charis) was the wife of Hephaistos (Hephaestus) and another, Pasithea, was married to Hypnos (Hypnus) the god of sleep.

The three Kharites were depicted in classical art as naked women, holding hands and dancing in a circle. They were sometimes crowned with and held sprigs of myrtle.

In Greek vase painting a bevy of younger Kharites form the retinue of Aphrodite.

EUDAIMONIA (Eudaemonia) The goddess of happiness, prosperity and opulence. She was one of a bevy of beautiful young goddesses that formed the retinue of Aphrodite (as depicted in ancient greek vase painting).

Eudaimonia

Her name signifies
Happiness,
And her dance is light and pure,
The freshness of this cure
Is above the rubies.
All dressed up in beauty,
She follows a stream of wind,
Leaving sorrows behind.
Happiness is one of a kind,
And she shines with glorious lights
In a golden sphere of mighty delight.