| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| `Ersh |
Hersê |
Hersa |
Dew (hersê) |
| Ersa |
Ersa |
Ersa |
(Doric spelling) |
HERSE or ERSA was the goddess of the plant-nourishing dew. She was a daughter of the sky-god Zeus and moon-goddess Selene. Herse may be the same as Pandeia, a daughter of the same gods described in the Homeric Hymns. Another Herse, described as a daughter of Kekrops, was worshipped by the Athenians.
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 [the sky-god] and Selene (Moon).”
Sources:
- Greek Lyric II Alcman, Fragments - Greek Lyric C7th B.C.
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