Phaenna Explained

In Greek mythology, Phaenna (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Φαέννα, "the shining"), was one of the Charites (Graces).

The Lakedaemonians, say that the Charites are two, who gave them the names of Kleta and Phaenna.[1] Her name means "Bright".[2]

References

  1. Jane Ellen Harrison (1991). Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion. p. 286.
  2. Thomas Keightley, Leonhard Schmitz (2010). The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy. p. 193.