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Herse

Greek mythology
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  • Aglauros

    …to frustrate his abduction of Herse, Aglauros’ youngest sister. Aglauros and her sisters (Herse and Pandrosos) were apparently at first fertility deities. Aglauros had a sanctuary on the Acropolis in which young men of military age swore an oath to her as well as to Zeus and to other deities.…

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    …to frustrate his abduction of Herse, Aglauros’ youngest sister. Aglauros and her sisters (Herse and Pandrosos) were apparently at first fertility deities. Aglauros had a sanctuary on the Acropolis in which young men of military age swore an oath to her as well as to Zeus and to other deities.…

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