Item No. 067 Weight: 4 lbs (1.8 kg). Dimensions: W: 10.25"" H: 9.5"" D: 2.5"" (26cm x 24cm x 6cm). Louvre Museum, Paris. Made of cast stone and hand-finished in antique finish. This is a reproduction of an ancient sculpture of the Three Graces (here shown two of them together). This is a reproduction of an ancient sculpture of the Three Graces. The Three Graces (Charites) were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility. They were great lovers of beauty and gave humans talents in the arts, closely associated with the Muses. They were the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, usually, though also said to be daughters of Dionysus and Aphrodite or of Helios and the naiad Aegle. Homer claimed they were part of the retinue of Aphrodite. Their Roman equivalent were the Gratiae.
