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Greek · mortal · heroic age · mortal
Mortal priestess of Hera at Argos. Loved by Zeus, transformed into a white heifer. Persecuted by Hera's gadfly across continents; reached Egypt where she was restored and bore Epaphus. Foundress of the Egyptian-Argive royal lineage that produces Heracles many generations later.
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- Priestess of Hera at the Argive Heraion
- Foremother of the Danaid and Heraclid lineage