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In Greek mythology, according to Plutarch, the 7th century BC Greek poet Alcman said that Ersa / ˈ ɜːr s ə / or Herse / ˈ h ɜːr s iː / (Ἔρσα, Érsa, Ἕρση, Hérsē, literally "dew"), the personification of dew, is the daughter of Zeus and the Moon . [1]
Also, according to the myth, the dew in the morning was created when Eos (Ersa's aunt), goddess of the dawn, cried for her son's death, although later he received immortality. Dew, known in Hebrew as טל ( tal ), is significant in the Jewish religion for agricultural and theological purposes.
On average, Ersa orbits Jupiter at a semi-major axis of about 11,401,000 km (7,084,000 mi) at an inclination of about 29.1° with respect to the ecliptic. Like all of Jupiter's irregular moons, Ersa orbits far enough away that it is highly subject to gravitational perturbations by the Sun and other planets, which makes its orbit highly variable ...
Ersa is a figure in Greek mythology. Ersa may refer to: Ersa, Haute-Corse – a commune of the Haute-Corse department of France, on the island of Corsica; Ersa (moon) - a small moon of Jupiter; Ersa GmbH, a subsidiary of Kurtz Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG for the manufacturing of equipment for electronic production.
The ancient Latin name of Ersa is Arsia. Human occupation predated Roman conquest. The commune experienced Turkish occupation during 1555 to 1571. In 1592 the Republic of Genoa annexed Ersa, which allied itself to Pasquale Paoli in 1757. Until the 17th century, the Cape Corse was the target of frequent incursions of barbaric pirates.
Báilù, Hakuro, Baengno, or Bạch lộ (Chinese and Japanese: 白露; pinyin: báilù; rōmaji: hakuro; Korean: 백로; romaja: baengno; Vietnamese: bạch lộ; lit. 'white dew') is the 15th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 165° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 180°. It more often refers in ...
In Greek mythology, the Ourea (Ancient Greek: Οὔρεα, romanized: Oúrea, lit. 'mountains', plural of Ancient Greek: Οὖρος, romanized: Oûros, or 'Oûros') were the parthenogenetic offspring of Gaia (Earth), produced alongside Uranus (Sky), and Pontus (Sea).
In Greek mythology, Aergia (/eɪˈɜrdʒə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀεργία, 'inactivity') [1] is the personification of sloth, idleness, indolence and laziness.She is the translation of the Latin Socordia, or Ignavia: the name was translated into Greek because Hyginus mentioned her being based on a Greek source, and thus she can be considered as both a Greek and Roman goddess.