In Greek mythology, Herse () may refer to the following figures:
Herse, daughter of Selene by Zeus,Alcman, fr. 57 see Ersa. Herse, daughter of Cecrops.Pausanias, 1.2.6. Herse, one of the many consorts of King Danaus of Libya and mother of his daughters Hippodice and Adiante. These daughters wed and slew their cousin-husbands, sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt and Hephaestine during their wedding night.Apollodorus, 2.1.5 According to Hippostratus, Danaus had all of his progeny by a single woman, Europe, daughter of the river-god Nilus.Tzetzes, Chiliades 7.37 p. 370-371 In some accounts, he married his cousin Melia, daughter of Agenor, king of Tyre.Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Notes on Book 3.1689 Herse, the mother of Cephalus, whom Eos carried off, by Hermes. Apollodorus, 3.14.3
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