In Greek mythology , Perse ( Ancient Greek : Πέρση , romanized : Pérsē , lit. 'destroyer') is one of the 3,000 Oceanids , water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys . Her name was also spelled as Persa, Perseide, Persea or Perseis ( Περσηίς , Persēís ). Perse married Helios , the god of the sun , and bore him several children, most notably the sorceress-goddess Circe .
12-694: [REDACTED] Look up Perse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. [REDACTED] Look up perse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Perse may refer to: Persa (play) , a comedy by the Roman playwright Plautus Perse (mythology) (also Persa or Perseis), an Oceanid and consort of Helios in Greek mythology The Perse School , an independent co-educational school in Cambridge, England Stephen Perse Foundation ,
24-470: A family of independent schools in Cambridge and Saffron Walden, England Stephen Perse , the founder of The Perse School Saint-John Perse , a French diplomat and poet Broderie perse , a sewing technique Perse , a genus of fossil snails in the family Fasciolariidae Virachola perse , a species of butterfly A river and a waterfall in Koknese manor park, Aizkraukle District, Latvia Pērse ,
36-421: A family of independent schools in Cambridge and Saffron Walden, England Stephen Perse , the founder of The Perse School Saint-John Perse , a French diplomat and poet Broderie perse , a sewing technique Perse , a genus of fossil snails in the family Fasciolariidae Virachola perse , a species of butterfly A river and a waterfall in Koknese manor park, Aizkraukle District, Latvia Pērse ,
48-498: A longer, perhaps simply a more ceremonious, form of Perse", as did Fowler, who noted that the pairing made sense given Hecate's association with the Moon . It has been suggested that Hecate's "Perseis" epithet denotes lunar connections. However, as Mooney notes, there is no evidence that Perse was ever a moon goddess on her own right. An inscription of Mycenaean Greek (written in Linear B )
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84-609: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Perse [REDACTED] Look up Perse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. [REDACTED] Look up perse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Perse may refer to: Persa (play) , a comedy by the Roman playwright Plautus Perse (mythology) (also Persa or Perseis), an Oceanid and consort of Helios in Greek mythology The Perse School , an independent co-educational school in Cambridge, England Stephen Perse Foundation ,
96-422: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Perse (mythology) Perse was one of the wives of the sun god , Helios. According to Homer and Hesiod , with Helios she had Circe and Aeëtes , with later authors also mentioning their children Pasiphaë , Perses , Aloeus , and even Calypso , who is however more commonly the daughter of Atlas . It
108-429: Is not clear why Perse bore Helios, the source of all light, such dark and mysterious children. When Aphrodite cursed Helios to fall in love with the mortal princess Leucothoe , he is said to have forgotten about Perse. She seems to have been linked to witchcraft and knowledge of herbs and potions, much like her daughters Circe and Pasiphaë. She might have also been associated with the witchcraft goddess Hecate , who
120-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Perse . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perse&oldid=1171992117 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
132-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Perse . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perse&oldid=1171992117 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732852127294144-432: Was also called Perseis (as in "daughter of Perses ") and who is said to be Circe's mother in one version. Perseis' name has been linked to Περσίς ( Persís ), "female Persian", and πέρθω ( pérthō ), "destroy" or "slay" or "plunder". Kerenyi also noted the connection between her and Hecate due to their names, denoting a chthonic aspect of the nymph, as well as that of Persephone , whose name "can be taken to be
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