Charis (name)

Charis (name)
For other uses, see Charis (disambiguation).
Charis Dagoc
Gender Female and male
Origin
Word/Name English derived from Ancient Greek
Meaning χαρις, meaning "grace, kindness"

Charis or Haris is a name derived from Greek Χάρις meaning grace, kindness.

In Greek mythology, a Charis is one of several Charites (Χάριτες; Greek: "Graces"), goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility, and in Homer's Iliad, Charis is the wife of Hephaestus.[1] Charis is also the Spartan name of a Grace.

References

  1. ^ Bernhardt, Peter (2008). Gods and goddesses in the garden: Greco-Roman mythology and the scientific names of plants. Rutgers University Press. p. 76. ISBN 0813542669. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sKgWkCGTO6YC&pg=PA76. 



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