| − | '''Thalia''' is the [[muse]] of [[comedy]]. She is often depicted wearing a comic mask or an ivy wreath. Thalia can also refer to one of the three [[Graces]]; this Thalia was the goddess of banquets. | + | '''Thalia''' ([[Greek]]: Θάλεια or Θαλία) was the [[Muse]] of [[comedy]] and pastoral poetry. She is often depicted wearing a comic mask or an ivy wreath. Thalia can also refer to one of the three [[Graces]]; this Thalia was the goddess of banquets. |