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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Grace

The sister Graces. The Romans said there were three sister Graces, bosom friends of the Muses. They are represented as embracing each other, to show that where one is the other is welcome. Their names are Agloea, Thalia, and Euphrosyne.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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