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Herse (Athenian Princess) Herse (Athenian princess) Herse (Ancient Greek: á¼Ïση "dew") was a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Cecrops, sister to Aglauros and Pandrosos. Cephalus is the son of Hermes and Herse who suffers a tragic ending to his happy marriage with Procris. According to the Bibliotheca, when Hephaestus unsuccessfully attempted to rape Athena, she wiped his semen off her leg with wool and threw it on the ground, impregnating Gaia. Athena wished to make the resulting infant Erichthonius immortal and to raise it, so she gave it to Princess Athena is the main heroine of the SNK title of the same name. She is the mother of the original SNK mascot, Athena Asamiya. Athena was the young, headstrong princess of the heavenly Kingdom of Victory. She was bored of the monotonous daily life in the palace and desired exciting adventures. One day, she opened the "Door Which Shouldn't Be Opened" in the basement of Castle Victory, said to lead to a savage and deadly place. As she dared cross the doorway, it caused her to fall from the skies STORY: Athena grew up on Olympus with her younger brother Abel and Hecate and Elysee who sometimes accompanied their parents to the sacred domain. Her mother taught her compassion and love, which made her the goddess Athena we know. Subsequently, Zeus entrusted Athena to Triton, son of Poseidon, to take care of her in Libya. She made friends with Pallas, Triton's daughter, and the two goddesses quickly became inseparable. ATHENE WRATH. Greek Name. Αθηνη. Transliteration. Athênê. Latin Spelling. Athena. Translation. Minerva. Athena, Paestan red-figure bell krater C4th B.C., British Museum. AUGE A princess of Arkadia (southern Greece) and a priestess of Athena, who birthed her illegitimate son within the sacred precincts of the goddess. As punishment for the sacriligeous act, Athena made the land barren until the king had the girl exiled and sold into slavery. Herse was a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Cecrops, sister to Aglauros and Pandrosos.[1] Cephalus is the son of Hermes and Herse who suffers a tragic ending to his happy marriage with Procris.[2][3]. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Herse (Athenian princess). Home. News. Athens and Athena bear etymologically connected names. Origin traditions Edit. The Greek philosopher, Plato (429â“347 BC), identified her with the Libyan deity Neith, the war goddess and huntress deity of the Egyptians since the ancient Pre-Dynastic period, who was also identified with weaving. When Hermes arrives to seduce Herse, Aglaulus stands in his way instead of helping him as she had agreed. He turns her to stone.[30]. Category:Herse. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Français : Hersé, fille du roi d'Athènes Cécrops, est une héroïne de la mythologie grecque. Herse. Athenian princess, daughter of Cecrops. Wikipedia. Instance of. Herse (Athenian princess). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Aglauros agrees to give Herse his message for the price of gold. Athena sees all of this and goes to the house of Envy and orders the goddess to poison Aglauros. Aglauros, who begins to waste away with jealousy, blocks the passage to Herse's room and refuses to move. Hermes, angry at Aglauros for breaking her promise, changes her into a black marble statue.[6]..
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