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HERSE

Greek Name

Ἑρση

Transliteration

Hersê

Latin Spelling

Herse

Translation

Dew (hersê)

HERSE was the goddess of the dew, a daughter of the rain-god Zeus and moon-goddess Selene. Her moisture nourished the plants of the earth.

Herse was perhaps the same as Pandeia, a daughter of the same gods mentioned in the Homeric Hymns. Another Herse, a heroine daughter of King Kekrops (Cecrops), was worshipped by the Athenians.


PARENTS

ZEUS & SELENE (Alcman Frag 57)


ALTERNATE NAME SPELLINGS

Greek Name

Ερσα

Transliteration

Ersa

Latin Spelling

Ersa

Translation

(Doric spelling)


CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Alcman, Fragment 57 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric II) (Greek lyric C7th B.C.) :
"Such things as are nurtured by Ersa (Dew), daughter of Zeus and Selene (Moon)."


SOURCES

GREEK

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