The purpose of the creation of the character of Herse would have been to bring the number of Kekropidai up to three so as to conform to the common trope of three sisters in Greek mythology (in keeping with the Three Fates, the Three Charites, etc.).

[3] Kekrops is thought to have been born from the soil of Athens itself, and possesses the head and torso of a man and the lower body of a snake.

Yet another version tells the tale that Aglauros alone opened the chest, and that Pandrosos and Herse were spared Athena's wrath for dutifully following the goddess’ instructions.

The Arrephoria was a night festival that took place during the Greek month of Skiraphorion at the height of summer in the honor of Athena and Aphrodite.

The myth of the Kekropidai was inherently connected to the festival and could be taken as a mythic paradigm for a yearly ritual that was carried out by the Arrephoroi during this time.

According to a description given by Pausanias, the Greek geographer: For a certain time the Arrephoroi have their living from the Goddess: and when the festival comes round they have to perform certain ceremonies during the night.

Pandrosos, as the obedient daughter who obeyed Athena's commands, served as a role model for the Arrephoroi who were expected to follow her example when carrying the ritual objects to the sanctuary of Aphrodite.

The nighttime descent of the Arrephoroi could be taken as a symbolic reenactment of the scene in which Aglauros and Herse fling themselves from the Acropolis after viewing the contents of the chest that Athena gave to them.