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	Thalia can refer to four distinct entities in Greek mythology Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.... , two of whom were daughters of Zeus Zeus Zeus in Greek mythology is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky father and List of thunder gods. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull , and oak.... , and a third of whom bore him sons. The name Thalia, or Thaleia (both ) is spelled T??e?a in Greek and derives from the same stem as ????e?? "to bloom". The Muse Thalia was a rustic goddess, the Muse Muse File:Muse reading Louvre CA2220.jpgThe Muses in Greek mythology, poetry, and literature are the goddesses or spirits who inspire the creation of literature and the arts.... of comedy Ancient Greek comedy Comedy was one of two principal dramatic forms in ancient Greece, the other being tragedy. Athenian comedy is conventionally divided into three periods, Old Comedy, Middle Comedy, and New Comedy.... and idyllic poetry Idyll An idyll or idyl is a short poem, descriptive of rustic life, written in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.... . In this context, her name means “flourishing,” because the praises in her songs flourish through time. Thalia was the daughter of Zeus Zeus Zeus in Greek mythology is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky father and List of thunder gods. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull , and oak.... and Mnemosyne Mnemosyne Mnemosyne was the personification of memory in Greek mythology. This titan was the daughter of Gaia and Uranus and the mother of the Muses by Zeus.... , the eighth-born of the nine Muses. Her children by Apollo Apollo In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, Apollo , is one of the most important and many-sided of the Twelve Olympians. The ideal of the kouros , Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine and healing; music, poetry, and the arts; and more.... were the Corybantes. In art, Thalia was portrayed holding a comic mask, a shepherd’s staff, or a wreath Wreath A wreath is a circle made of flowers, leaf and sometimes fruits that can be used as an ornament, hanging on a wall or door, or resting on a table.... of ivy Ivy *Hedera* is a genus of 15 species of climbing or ground-creeping evergreen woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to the Macaronesia, western, central and southern Europe, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan.... . Thalia in modern literature Percy Jackson & and the Olympians Thalia appears in the second and third books of the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians Percy Jackson and the Olympians *Percy Jackson & The Olympians* is a series of adventure and fantasy books by Rick Riordan. Set in the contemporary United States, the series is based prominently on Greek mythology and Roman mythology, although some creative license is taken.... series, written by Rick Riordan Rick Riordan Rick Riordan author from Texas of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series.... . In the books, her father Zeus, turned her into a pine tree, while Thalia was warding off monsters from killing her friends, Annabeth, Luke, and Grover. She stayed as a tree until Percy Jackson, along with Annabeth Chase Annabeth Chase Annabeth Chase may refer to either of two fictional characters:Annabeth Chase , a fictional prosecutor in the television show Close to Home... , Grover Underwood, and Percy's half-brother, Tyson rescue the Golden Fleece Golden Fleece In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece* is the fleece of the winged ram Chrysomallos . It figures in the tale of Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest for the fleece in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus in Thessaly.... and bring it into Half-Blood Hill. They use the fleece's forbidden powers to heal the tree from a poison, that is killing the magical borders. The Fleece works too well and brings Thalia back into human form. In the book, she has a more frightning personality, unlike her namesake (ironically enough). In the end Thaila joins Artemis Artemis In Greek mythology, Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of forests and hills, child birth/virginity/fertility, the hunt and was often depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows..... (goddess of the hunt) and her hunters.