god
the Graces
also: Gratiae
The three Graces, companions of Venus in the dance of spring and at the shrine of love.
Reading notes
- The Odes §1.4 Graces
The three Graces who dance with the Nymphs in spring.
- The Odes §1.30 Graces
With girdles loosed, attending Venus.
- The Odes §3.19 Grace
Who, 'fearing brawls,' forbids more than three ladles, joined to her naked sisters.
- The Odes §3.21 Graces
'Slow to loose their knot,' they prolong the revel with the lamps.
- The Odes §4.7 Grace
With the Nymphs she 'dares to lead the dances naked' as spring returns.