Herse’s Family Tree

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Family

• Aglauros (wife of Cecrops)(parent),Cecrops(parent),Aglauros(sibling),Erysichthon of Athens(sibling),Pandrosos(sibling)— Marriage

  Cecrops married Aglauros, daughter of Actaeus. They had four children: Erysichthon of Athens, who died young, and three daughters — Aglauros, Herse, and Pandrosos — who feature in the myth of Erichthonius's secret basket.

Associated with

• Aglauros,Athena,Erichthonius,Pandrosos

  Athena entrusted the infant Erichthonius in a sacred chest to the three daughters of Cecrops — Aglauros, Herse, and Pandrosos. When Aglauros and Herse disobeyed the command not to open it, they were driven mad and leapt from the Acropolis. Only Pandrosos obeyed.