Herse

Hersē, ēs, f., = Ἕρση,

• a daughter of Cecrops, beloved by Mercury, Ov. M. 2, 559; 724 sq.

Hersē, ēs, f. , fille de Cécrops : Ov. M. 2, 559.

Herse

(Ἕρση).

1. The wife of Danaus and mother of Hippodice and Adiante. (Apollod. 2.1.5.)

Herse

2. A daughter of Cecrops and sister of Agraulos, Pandrosos, and Erysichthon. She was the beloved of Hermes, and the mother of Cephalus. (Paus. 1.2.5; Apollod. 3.14.2, &c.; Ov. Met. 2.724.) Respecting her story, see Agraulos. At Athens sacrifices were offered to her, and the maidens who carried the vessels containing the libation (ἕρση) were called ἐρρηφόροι. (Paus. 1.27.4; Hesych. and Moeris, s. v.) [L.S]

Hersé

(Ἕρση). See Agraulus; Cecrops; Erechtheus.

Herse Herse, daughter of Cecrops

• Apollod. 3.14.1, Paus. 1.2.6
• mother of Cephalus by Hermes: Apollod. 3.14.2
• along with her sisters receives Erichthonius from Athena: Paus. 1.18.2

Herse(2), wife of Danaus

• Apollod. 2.1.5