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Thalia

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Tha·li·a  (th-l, thl-, thly)
n. Greek Mythology
1. The Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.
2. One of the three Graces.
Thalia [θəˈlaɪə]
n Greek myth
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) one of the three Graces
[via Latin from Greek, from thaleia blooming]
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Noun1.ThaliaThalia - (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
2.Thalia - (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Grace - (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors


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"How right to call Thalia to the feast:" and of some others he says:
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
Three beautiful goddesses, Aglaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne,
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
There were Glauce, Thalia and Cymodoce, Nesaia, Speo, Thoe and dark-eyed Halie, Cymothoe, Actaea and Limnorea, Melite, Iaera, Amphithoe and Agave, Doto and Proto, Pherusa and Dynamene, Dexamene, Amphinome and Callianeira, Doris, Panope, and the famous sea-nymph Galatea, Nemertes, Apseudes and Callianassa.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
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