Three Graces

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Three Graces may refer to:

  • The Charites, figures of Greek mythology known as "The Three Graces". In Greek mythology, a Charis is one of several Charites (Χάριτες; Greek: "Graces"), goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility. They ordinarily numbered three, from youngest to oldest: Aglaea ("Beauty"), Euphrosyne ("Mirth"), and Thalia ("Good Cheer"). In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae.
  • The Pier Head, Liverpool, which contains three historical buildings known, since 2001/2002, as "The Three Graces" (Royal Liver Building (1908-11) by Walter Aubrey Thomas, the Cunard Building (1914-16) by Willinck & Thicknesse with Arthur J. Davis and the former offices of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (1903-07) by Briggs & Wolstenholme with Hobbs & Thornely.)
  • 'The Three Graces', the famous Neo-Classical sculpture by Antonio Canova.