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Definition of Euphrosyne
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces.
Definition of Euphrosyne
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy. ¹
2. Proper noun. (qualifier rare) (Ancient Greek female given name). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Euphrosyne
Literary usage of Euphrosyne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould (1882)
"S. euphrosyne, V. (ABOUT AD 470.) [Roman Martyrology on Jan. 1st, but anciently
on Feb. 11th; with great solemnity by the Greeks on September 25th. ..."
2. The Classical Mythology of Milton's English Poems by Charles Grosvenor Osgood (1900)
"After this introduction the poem proper begins with the invocation of euphrosyne
or Mirth. The poet first mentions a late classical genealogy of the Graces, ..."
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