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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]
Ersa (Ἕρση), goddess of the morning dew; Helios (Ἥλιος), god of the Sun and guardian of oaths; Hemera (Ημέρα), primeval goddess of the day; Hera (Ήρα), queen of the gods; The Hesperides, (´Εσπερίδες), nymphs of the evening and sunset; Iris (Ίρις), goddess of the rainbow and divine messenger
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.
In Greek mythology, Herse (Ancient Greek: Ἕρση "dew") may refer to the following figures: Herse, daughter of Selene by Zeus, [1] see Ersa. Herse, daughter of Cecrops. [2] Herse, one of the many consorts of King Danaus of Libya and mother of his daughters Hippodice and Adiante.
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 7th century BC Greek poet Alcman makes Ersa ("Dew") the daughter of Selene and Zeus. [46] Selene and Zeus were also said to be the parents of Nemea, the eponymous nymph of Nemea, where Heracles slew the Nemean Lion, and where the Nemean Games were held. [47]
Eos pouring the morning dew dressed in a starsprinkled robe, from an antique vase. Eos is addressed by the singer in one of the Orphic Hymns, as the bringer of the new day: Hear, O goddess, you bring the light of day to mortals resplendent Dawn, you blush throughout the world messenger of the great, the illustrious Titan.