Thalia
In Greek mythology, Thalia ("good cheer") was the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry. She was a rural goddess with the attributes of a comic mask and a shepherd's crook. Her names came from θάλλεω, meaning "to bloom".
  • The name of one of the Charites
  • A nymph, with Zeus or Hephaestus, the mother of the Palici (may be the same as #1 or #2 above)
  • An asteroid, 23 Thalia
  • a genus of flowering plants, Thalia (plant)
  • A popular Mexican actress and musician. See Thalía (actress).

    • Calliope | Clio | Erato | Euterpe | Melpomene | Polyhymnia | Terpsichore | Thalia | Urania





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