Ersa
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Greek water deity
For other uses, see Ersa (disambiguation).
In Greek mythology, Ersa /ˈɜːrsə/ or Herse /ˈhɜːrsiː/ (Ἔρσα, Érsa, Ἕρση, Hérsē, literally "dew") is the goddess of dew and the daughter of Zeus and the Moon (Selene), sister of Pandia and half-sister to Endymion's 50 daughters.[1]
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- Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004, ISBN 9780415186360.
- Keightley, Thomas, The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy, G. Bell and Sons, 1877.
External links[]
- The dictionary definition of Ersa at Wiktionary
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