Initially in Greek mythology the 3 Charities or Graces were seen as simple guardians of the vernal sweetness and beauty of nature, and only later as the friends and protectors of everything graceful and beautiful. The source of all decorum, purity of happiness in life, good will, and beneficence and gratitude among men.
Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt, wild animals, and fertility. At an early age she asked her father Zeus to grant her eternal virginity,. Shown here with a single rose instead of her bow and arrow to symbolize the chastity she represented.
The Dryads are female spirits of nature (Nymphs), who preside over the groves and forests. Each one is born with a certain tree over which she watches, they take the form of beautiful young women and were normally considered to be very shy creatures.
