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Phaenna

In Greek mythology, Phaenna, was one of the Charites (Graces).

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In Greek mythology, Phaenna (Greek: 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

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  1. Jane Ellen Harrison (1991). Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-6910-1514-9
  2. Thomas Keightley, Leonhard Schmitz (2010). The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-1625-9591-7