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Greek mythological figure
In
Greek mythology, Erato (;
Ancient Greek: Ἐρατώ "desired" or "lovely") was a
dryad. She was the priestess and
prophetess of the god
Pan, verses were attributed to her at an ancient oracle of the god, located at
Megalopolis near
Acacesium.
[1] Erato was married to
Arcas, the son of
Zeus and
Callisto, and bore him three sons,
Azan,
Apheidas, and
Elatus.
[2]
[3]
Notes
References
-
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
ISBN
0-674-99328-4.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.