Hesiod, Theogony 907 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or 7th B.C.) :
"And Eurynome (Broad Pasture), the daughter of Okeanos (Oceanus), beautiful in form, bare him [Zeus] three fair-cheeked Kharites (Charites, Graces), Aglaia (Glory), and Euphrosyne (Merriment), and lovely Thaleia (Festivity), from whose eyes as they glanced flowed love that unnerves the limbs: and beautiful is their glance beneath their brows."

The Charites, who are numbered in three, have always brought grace to us. They can make the nature around us turn beautiful. They can charm people to love someone who they do not know. They are some of the helpers of human creativity, helping make the lives of people. All three of them have these in common, also being the goddesses of fertility. They all played important roles in festivities, and were important to having a good time at events. There are younger Charites and also elder Charites.

The three elder Charites are Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne all have certain duties that they do. Aglaia, the youngest of the three, her name can be translated to beauty, splendor, or glory. She is the Greek goddess of beauty, splendor, glory, magnificence, and adornment. She is also known as Charis or Cale. Thalia’s name means rich banquet or festivity. She is mainly the goddess of festivity and good cheer. Euphrosyne, or sometimes called Euthymia, specifically, is known as the personification of beauty and grace. All three of the sisters, their main tasks in the world were to fill the world with joy and pleasant times. They are often seen as companions of Aphrodite and Eros, sometimes seen as dancing with the Nymphs and the Muses. They are minor goddesses, with their Roman equivalences being the Gratiae. The Charites were also goddesses of song and dance, which is a role that overlaps with what the Muses do. They have two sacred plants, with them being rose and myrtle.