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Hersilia

deity sky Roman single tradition · 1

Hersilia pleaded with the gods to let her become immortal as well so that she could be with her husband once again. With a single finger, Iris touched Hersilia and transformed her into an immortal goddess. Hersilia flew to Olympus, where she became one of the Horae and was permitted to live with her husband forevermore.

When

First attested
1 BCE
Attested period
-1 – 19
Historical notes
Appears in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Relationships

consort of
Quirinus
manifests as
Horae
co occurs with
Zeus, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Juno, Iris, Hypnos, Pisetaerus

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Iris (mythology)

Source passages

“According to the Roman poet Ovid, after Romulus was deified as the god Quirinus, his wife Hersilia pleaded with the gods to let her become immortal as well so that she could be with her husband once again. Juno heard her plea and sent Iris down to her. With a single finger, Iris touched Hersilia and transformed her into an immortal goddess. Hersilia flew to Olympus, where she became one of the Horae and was permitted to live with her husband forevermore.”

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