In
Greek mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities ...
, Cleta (;
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...
: Κλήτα ''Klḗtā'' means 'the glorious') was one of the
Charites
In Greek mythology, the Charites ( ), singular ''Charis'', or Graces, were three or more goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, goodwill, and fertility. Hesiod names three – Aglaea ("Shining"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Tha ...
(Graces).
The
Lakedaemonians, say that the Charites are two, who gave them the names of Cleta and
Phaenna In Greek mythology, Phaenna ( el, Φαέννα, "the shining"), was one of the Charites (Graces).
The Lakedaemonians, say that the Charites are two, who gave them the names of Kleta
In Greek mythology, Cleta (; Ancient Greek: Κλήτα ''Klḗt ...
. Her name means "renowned".
[Thomas Keightley, Leonhard Schmitz (2010). The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy. p. 193. ]
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Beauty goddesses
Greek goddesses
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