Hero and Leander - Mythology.
Publié le 26/01/2014
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Hero and Leander - Mythology. Greek The subjects of a tragic love story. Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite. Leander, a young man from Abydos, Mysia, in Asia Minor, was her lover. He swam across the Hellespont every night, guided by her light. One stormy night, the flame blew out and Leander drowned. In her grief, Hero cast herself into the waves to be with him and perished. The story has been the subject of many literary works, including a long poem, Hero and Leander, by Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593).
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