GLAIA (Aglaea) was one of the three Kharites (Charites) and the goddess of beauty, splendour, glory and adornment. She was the wife of the god Hephaistos (Hephaestus) and the mother of four younger Kharites named Eukleia (Eucleia, Good-Repute), Euthenia (Praise), Eupheme (Eloquence) and Philophrosyne (Welcome).
