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''This is an article about the Greek mythological figure; for an article on the French bicycle manufacturer, see'' [[Herse (bicycles)|Herse]]; for an article on the ancient Norse noble title see [[Herse (title)|Herse]]. |
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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Herse''' ({{langx|grc|Ἕρση}} "[[dew]]") may refer to the following figures: |
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*Herse, daughter of [[Selene]] by [[Zeus]],<ref>[[Alcman]], fr. 57</ref> see [[Ersa]]. |
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'''Herse''' is a figure in [[Greek mythology]], daughter of [[Cecrops]], sister to [[Aglaulus]] and [[Pandrosus]]. According to [[Apollodorus]], when [[Hephaestus]] unsuccessfully attempted to rape [[Athena]], she wiped his semen off her leg with wool and threw it on the ground, impregnating [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]]. Athena wished to make the resulting infant [[Erichthonius I of Athens|Erichthonius]] immortal and to raise it, so she gave it to three sisters: Herse, Aglaulus and Pandrosus in a basket and warned them to never open it. Aglaulus and Herse opened the basket which contained the infant and future-king, Erichthonius, who was somehow mixed or intertwined with a snake. The sight caused Herse and Aglaulus to go insane and they jumped to their deaths off the [[Acropolis, Athens|Acropolis]]. Shrines were constructed for Herse and Aglaulus on the [[Acropolis]]. |
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*[[Herse (Athenian princess)|Herse]], daughter of [[Cecrops I|Cecrops]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:1.2.6 1.2.6].</ref> |
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*Herse, one of the many consorts of King [[Danaus]] of [[Ancient Libya|Libya]] and mother of his daughters [[Hippodice]] and [[Adiante]]. These daughters wed and slayed their cousin-husbands, sons of King [[Aegyptus]] of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and [[Hephaestine]] during their wedding night.<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+2.1.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022 2.1.5]</ref> According to [[Hippostratos|Hippostratus]], Danaus had all of his progeny by a single woman, [[Europa (Greek myth)|Europe]], daughter of the [[Potamoi|river-god]] [[Nilus (mythology)|Nilus]].<ref>[[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]], ''Chiliades'' [http://www.theoi.com/Text/TzetzesChiliades7.html 7.37 p. 370-371]</ref> In some accounts, he married his cousin [[Melia (mythology)|Melia]], daughter of [[Agenor]], king of [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]].<ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]], Notes on Book 3.1689</ref> |
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== Notes == |
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An alternative version of the story is that, while [[Athena]] was gone bringing a mountain from [[Pallena]] to use in the Acropolis, the sisters, minus Pandrosus again, opened the box with [[Erichthonius I of Athens|Erichthonius]] inside. A crow witnessed the opening and flew away to tell Athena, who fell into a rage and dropped the mountain (now [[Mt. Lykabettos]]). Once again, Herse and Aglaulus went insane and threw themselves to their deaths off the cliffs of the Acropolis. |
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== References == |
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This story supposedly inspired an ancient ritual in [[Athens]]: "The Festival of the Dew Carriers" or [[Arrhephoria]]. |
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* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website]. |
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Some authors, such as [[Ovid]] in his [[Metamorphoses]] and [[Ars amatoria]], wrote a different end for Herse and Aglaurus. [[Hermes]]/[[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]] loves Herse but jealous [[Aglaulus]] stood between them and refused to move. Hermes, angry at [[Aglaulus]] for breaking her promise, changes her to stone. [[Cephalus]] is the son of Hermes and Herse and suffers a tragically happy marriage to [[Procris]]. |
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* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library] |
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* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. |
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* [[John Tzetzes|Tzetzes, John]], ''Book of Histories,'' Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/TzetzesChiliades1.html Online version at theoi.com] |
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 29 October 2024
In Greek mythology, Herse (Ancient Greek: Ἕρση "dew") may refer to the following figures:
- Herse, daughter of Selene by Zeus,[1] see Ersa.
- Herse, daughter of Cecrops.[2]
- Herse, one of the many consorts of King Danaus of Libya and mother of his daughters Hippodice and Adiante. These daughters wed and slayed their cousin-husbands, sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt and Hephaestine during their wedding night.[3] According to Hippostratus, Danaus had all of his progeny by a single woman, Europe, daughter of the river-god Nilus.[4] In some accounts, he married his cousin Melia, daughter of Agenor, king of Tyre.[5]
Notes
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- ^ Alcman, fr. 57
- ^ Pausanias, 1.2.6.
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.5
- ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 7.37 p. 370-371
- ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Notes on Book 3.1689
References
[edit]- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theoi.com
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