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Herse
Princess of Athens
Hermes pursuing a woman, probably Herse, Lucanian red-figure bell-krater, ca. 390–380 BC, Louvre (G 494).
AbodeAthens
Personal information
ParentsCecrops I and Aglaurus
SiblingsAglaurus, Pandrosus, and Erysichthon
ConsortHermes
OffspringCephalus

Herse (Ancient Greek: Ἕρση, "dew") was a figure in Greek mythology, the Athenian princess as the daughter of King Cecrops of Athens and Aglaurus, daughter of King Actaeus.

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The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized: hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized: Akrópoli...

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Athena

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(cista), which she entrusted to the care of the three daughters of Cecrops: Herse, Pandrosos, and Aglauros of Athens. She warned the three sisters not to...

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of the three daughters of Kekrops, the first king of Athens, and Aglaurus, daughter of King Actaeus. Pandrosus' two sisters were Aglauros and Herse,...

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Cecrops I

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one of the wealthiest citizens of Athens at that time. [citation needed] Cecrops was the father of three daughters: Herse, Pandrosus and Aglaurus. To them...

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are the sculptures of the mythical king of Athens (Cecrops or Kekrops) with his daughters ( Aglaurus, Pandrosos, Herse). The statue of Poseidon was the...

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Mythological Cephalus, son of Hermes and Herse. Cephalus, son of Deion/Deioneos, husband of Procris. Historical Cephalus, son of Lysanias from Syracuse (5th...

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and φέρω, "I carry". This feast was also called Hersiphoria, from Herse, the daughter of Cecrops, on whose account it was established. On the Athenian Acropolis...

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Aglaureion

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mythological figure who was the daughter of King Cecrops and the sister of Erysichthon, Pandrosus, and Herse. The sanctuary was believed to be the site...

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assistance of Envy, who fills Aglauros with so much envy for the good fortune of others that she turns to stone. Mercury fails to seduce Herse. Minerva...

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as the genetrix of all the stars and planets; her tears are considered to have created the morning dew, personified as Ersa or Herse, who is otherwise...

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princess of Phokis, attracted the attention of Hermes. He used his wand to put her to sleep and slept with her. To Hermes she bore a son, Autolycus. Herse, an...

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Livonian Order

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1438–1450   ●  Johann Osthoff von Mengede 1450–1469   ●  Johann Wolthuss von Herse 1470–1471   ●  Bernd von der Borch 1471–1483   ●  Johann Freytag von Loringhoven...

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located above the columns of the Parthenon peristyle on the Acropolis of Athens. If they were made by several artists, the master builder was certainly...

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Hyacinthus the Lacedaemonian

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