HERSE

1. The wife of Danaus and mother of Hippodice and Adiante.

2. A daughter of Cecrops and sister of Agraulos, Pandrosos, and Erysichthon. She was the beloved of Hermes, and the mother of Cephalus. Respecting her story, see agraulos.

At Athens sacrifices were offered to her, and the maidens who carried the vessels containing a libation.