The Pausanias reference can be found here. (You will have to scroll down a little bit: the heading is at 6.23.1, and the paragraph you want is 6.24.6.) Pausanias doesn't name the Graces (the names are from Hesiod), but the associations seemed obvious enough to me (Aglaia governs glory and splendor, Euphrosyne governs being without cares and youth, Thalia governs abundance and Spring).
Regarding Aglaia and peace, no, not as far as I can tell: in fact, she's associated with victory (e.g. in contests, the Olympics, etc.). Homer (Epigrams XV) associates Euphrosyne with peace, though: "Open of yourselves, you doors, for mighty Pluto [Wealth] will enter in, and with Pluto comes jolly Euphrosyne [Mirth] and gentle Irene [Peace]."
Regarding the dice, Pausanias says it's just a plaything: "As for the die, it is the plaything of youths and maidens, who have nothing of the ugliness of old age."
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Date: 2024-12-01 02:38 pm (UTC)Regarding Aglaia and peace, no, not as far as I can tell: in fact, she's associated with victory (e.g. in contests, the Olympics, etc.). Homer (Epigrams XV) associates Euphrosyne with peace, though: "Open of yourselves, you doors, for mighty Pluto [Wealth] will enter in, and with Pluto comes jolly Euphrosyne [Mirth] and gentle Irene [Peace]."
Regarding the dice, Pausanias says it's just a plaything: "As for the die, it is the plaything of youths and maidens, who have nothing of the ugliness of old age."