In Greek mythology, Euphrosyne (IPA pronunciation: [ju'frɒzəni]) was one of the Charites, known in English also as the "Three Graces". Her best remembered representation in English is in Milton's poem of the active, joyful life, "L'Allegro". She is also the Goddess of Joy. A daughter of Zeus and Eurynome. Incarnation of grace and beauty. Greek mythology is the body of myths and stories developed by the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... The Three Graces, from Sandro Botticellis painting Primavera Uffizi Gallery In Greek mythology, the Charites were the graces. ... John Milton, English poet John Milton (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) was an English poet, best-known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. ... LAllegro by Thomas Cole LAllegro (1631) is a famous pastoral poem by John Milton. ...

She can be seen along with the other two Graces at the left of the painting in Botticelli's Primavera. Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli (Florence March 1, 1445 - May 17, 1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (Quattrocento). ... The Primavera is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, c. ...

A character in the Sally Potter film 'Orlando', the fiance of Orlando himself in the early section of the film is named Euphrosyne.

There are, moreover, at least two instances of Euphrosinia in Russian and Ukrainian literature. It is the name given to Yaroslavna, the wife of Prince Igor, who laments the walls of Putivl' in the 12th-century epic from Ancient Rus', _The Lay of Igor's Raid_ (Слово о полку Игореве). This is a notable example of the traditional role of women to mourn and lament. Euphrosinia is, in addition, the name of a character in Lesya Ukrainka's 1913 play, _Orgiya_ (Орґія).