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, Cleta (;
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: Κλήτα ''Klḗtā'' means 'the glorious') was one of the
Charites (Graces).
The
Lakedaemonians, say that the Charites are two, who gave them the names of Cleta and
Phaenna. Her name means "renowned".
[Thomas Keightley, Leonhard Schmitz (2010). The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy. p. 193. ]
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