Cleta

Cleta

Cleta

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For the genus of moths, see Cleta (moth).

In Greek mythology, Cleta (/ˈkliːtə/; Ancient Greek: Κλήτα Klḗtā means 'the glorious') was one of the Charites (Graces).

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

References

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


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