Hellespont * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant H to Helike Helikon to Hexa Hieroglyphics to Holy Twain Homados to Hystaspes 2 Hellespont The ancient Greek name for the Dardanelles Strait which separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey; the narrow waterway connects the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean Sea ; approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) long and up to 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) wide. The name literally means Helle’s Sea because it was named after the maiden, Helle , when she fell from the back of the flying ram with the Golden Fleece and drowned in the sea below; Helle and her brother, Phrixus , were attempting to escape the evil plotting of their stepmother, Ino , when Helle fell from the ram and drowned.

The Hellespont also claimed the lives of the two young lovers, Leander and Hero ; the city of Abydos was on the Asian side of the Hellespont and the city of Sestos was on the Greek side; each night, Leander would swim from Abydos to Sestos in order to meet the beautiful priestess of Aphrodite (goddess of Love), Hero ; Leander would swim the channel with the lights of Sestos to guide him; one night Leander lost his way in a storm and drowned before he could reach the shore; Hero was so distraught that she threw herself in the sea where she also perished in the cruel water.

The Persian army of Xerxes built a 4,077 foot pontoon bridge across the Hellespont during the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BCE; in order to span the channel, a series of boats were lashed side-to-side and planks were laid across the boats from one shore to the other; when violent winds broke the bridge to pieces, Xerxes had men with whips pronounce curses and deliver three hundred lashes on the water; he lowered a yoke into the water to symbolize his domination and finally branded the water with hot irons; the men who had been responsible for the bridge’s construction were beheaded; after he had calmed down, Xerxes repented and made offerings to the water spirits of the Hellespont so that he might be forgiven for his act of irreverence; to appease the waterway, he burned incense, poured libations, offered myrtle branches, a golden cup and bowl and also a sword; whether Xerxes did these things to appease the Hellespont or as a tribute to the sun god of Greece is not clear, regardless, the bridge was completed and the troops marched safely across.

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<a href=""> Héroes - definition of Héroes by The Free Dictionary Héroes - definition of Héroes by The Free Dictionary A priestess of Aphrodite beloved by Leander. He·ro 2 (hē′rō, hîr′ō) or He·ron (hē′rŏn′) First century ad. Alexandrian scientist who invented many water-driven and steam-driven machines and devised a formula for deriving the area of a triangle from the lengths of its sides. he·ro (hîr′ō) n. pl. he·roes 1. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life: soldiers and nurses who were heroes in an unpopular war. 2. A person noted for special achievement in a particular field: the heroes of medicine. See Synonyms at celebrity . 3. The principal character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation. 4. In mythology and legend, an individual, often a man of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for bold exploits, and favored by the gods. 5. See submarine sandwich .

[Early Modern English heroe, back-formation from heroes, heroes, from Latin hērōēs, pl. of hērōs, demigod, heroic man, from Greek; see ser-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] hero 1. a man distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility, fortitude, etc 2. a man who is idealized for possessing superior qualities in any field 3. (Classical Myth & Legend) classical myth a being of extraordinary strength and courage, often the offspring of a mortal and a god, who is celebrated for his exploits 4. the principal male character in a novel, play, etc [C14: from Latin hērōs, from Greek] Hero (ˈhɪərəʊ) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a priestess of Aphrodite, who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while swimming the Hellespont to visit her Hero (Biography) 1st century ad, Greek mathematician and inventor he•ro (ˈhɪər oʊ) n., pl. -roes; for 5 also -ros. 1.

a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. 2. any person who has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal. 3. the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc. 4. a person who is greatly admired; idol. 5. (in antiquity) an individual possessing godlike prowess and beneficence who often came to be honored as a divinity. [1605–15; back formation from Middle English heroes (pl.) < Latin hērōs (singular), hērōes (pl.) < Greek hḗrōs, hḗrōes] He•ro 1. a legendary priestess of Aphrodite and the lover of Leander. 2. Also, Heron. (Hero of Alexandria) fl. 1st century A.D., Greek scientist. He·ro (hē′rō) First century a.d. Greek mathematician who invented many water-driven and steam-driven machines and developed a formula for determining the area of a triangle. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1.

hero - a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain" leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others 2. hero - the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem persona , theatrical role , role , character , part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" 3. defender , guardian , protector , shielder - a person who cares for persons or property 4. Hero - Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) Hero of Alexandria , Heron 5. hero - (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable 6.

Hero - (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks 7. hero - a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them hero noun 1. protagonist , leading man , lead actor, male lead, principal male character The hero of Doctor Zhivago dies in 1929. 2. star , champion , celebrity , victor , superstar , great man, heart-throb (Brit.), conqueror , exemplar , celeb (informal), megastar (informal), popular figure, man of the hour the goalscoring hero of the British hockey team 3. idol , favourite , pin-up (slang), fave (informal) I still remember my boyhood heroes.

Quotations "See, the conquering hero comes!" "Sound the trumpets, beat the drums!" [Thomas Morell Judas Maccabeus] "Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision" [Norman Mailer The Presidential Papers] hero بَطَل بطَل القِصَّه او المَسرَحِيَّه hrdinahrdinkahrdinové-ka A. N (heroes (pl)) → héroe m; [of film, book] → protagonista mf, personaje m principal B. CPD hero worship N → adulación f hero [ˈhɪərəʊ] [heroes] (pl) n → héros m He's a real hero! → C'est un véritable héros !

he's a hero of mine → c'est l'un de mes héros hero n pl <-es> → Held m, → Heros m (geh); (fig: = object of hero-worship also) → Idol nt; (Liter, of novel etc) → Held m; the hero of the hour → der Held des Tages hero [ˈhɪərəʊ] n (heroes (pl)) → eroe m hero (ˈhiərəu) – plural ˈheroes: feminine heroine (ˈherouin) – noun 1. a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds. The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.

held, heldin بَطَل герой herói hrdina, -ka der Held helt ήρωας héroe ; heroína kangelane قهرمان sankari héros , héroïne גיבור वीर heroj, junak hős pahlawan hetja eroe ; eroina 英雄 영웅 didvyris varonis wira held helt ; heltinne bohater اتل، غښتلی ، پالوان ، قهرمان herói erou, eroină герой hrdina, -ka junak heroj hjälte, hjältinna วีรบุรุษ kahraman 英雄 герой ہیرو، محبوب anh hùng 英雄，偶像 2. the chief male person in a story, play etc. The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.

held, hoofkarakter بطَل القِصَّه او المَسرَحِيَّه главен герой herói hrdina, -ka der Held helt; hovedperson ήρωας , πρωταγωνιστής protagonista , personaje principal (pea)tegelane قهرمان sankari héros , héroïne גיבור नायक glavno lice (lik) hős pelaku utama söguhetja eroe ; eroina 主人公 (소설, 시, 연극의) 주인공 herojus varonis hero held hovedperson bohater اتل herói erou, eroină герой hrdina, -ka junak junak huvudperson, hjälte, hjältinna พระเอก kahraman 主角 головний герой کسی کہانی کا مرکزی کردار nhân vật nam chính 男主角 heroic (hiˈrəuik) adjective 1. very brave. heroic deeds.

heldhaftig, dapper بُطولي храбър heroico heroický heldenhaft heroisk; helteagtig ηρωικός , γενναίος heroico kangelaslik قهرمانانه sankarillinen héroïque שֶׁל גְבוּרָה वीरतापूर्ण junacki hősies gagah berani hetjulegur eroico 勇敢な 매우 용감한 didvyriškas varonīgs sungguh berani heldhaftig heltemodig , heroisk bohaterski د اتلتوب ، د زړه وړ توب heróico (în mod) eroic героический, геройский hrdinský junaški herojski hjältemodig, heroisk กล้าหาญ korkusuz , cesur , kahramanca 英勇的 геройський عظیم کارنامہ dũng cảm 英勇的 2. of heroes. heroic tales.

helde-tipe مُتَعَلِّق بالأبْطال героичен heroico bohatýrský Helden-...

helte- ηρωικός , που έχει σχέση με ήρωα heroico kangelas- حماسی sankari- héroïque הירואי वीरतापूर्ण junacki, herojski hősi kepahlawanan hetju- eroico 英雄の 영웅의 didvyrių varoņu- wira helden- helte- heroiczny حماسی heróico despre eroi героический, эпический bohatiersky junaški herojske hjälte- กล้าหาญ kahramanlık, kahramanlarla ilgili 英雄的 героїчний عظیم سورما شخص سے متعلق thuộc về những anh hùng 有英雄气概的，英雄的 heˈroically adverb heldhaftig, dapper بصورَة بطوليَّه геройски heroicamente hrdinsky heldenhaft heroiskt; heltemodigt ηρωικά heroicamente kangelaslikult بطورقهرمانانه

 rohkeasti héroïquement בִּגְבוּרָה साहस के साथ junacko hősiesen dengan berani hetjulega eroicamente 勇敢に 영웅답게 didvyriškai varonīgi dgn berani heldhaftig heltemodig , heroisk bohatersko د اتلتوب دوله heroicamente eroic героически hrdinsky junaško herojski hjältemodigt, heroiskt อย่างกล้าหาญ kahramanca , yiğitçe 英勇地 геройськи; героїчно شجاعت سے một cách anh dũng; oanh liệt 英勇地 heroism (ˈherəuizm) noun great bravery.

The policeman was given a medal in recognition of his heroism.

heldhaftigheid بُطولَه героизъм heroísmo hrdinství das Heldentum heltemod; heroisme ηρωισμός heroísmo kangelaslikkus دليری rohkeus héroïsme גבורה वीरता junaštvo hősiesség kepahlawanan hetjuskapur eroismo 英雄的行為 영웅적 자질 didvyriškumas, heroizmas varonība keperwiraan heldhaftigheid heltemot , heroisme bohaterstwo اتلتوب، زړه ورتوب، غښتلوالى heroísmo eroism героизм hrdinstvo junaštvo herojstvo hjältemod, heroism วีรกรรม kahramanlık, yiğitlik 英勇，英雄氣概 героїзм غیر معمولی بہادری chủ nghĩa anh hùng 英勇，英雄行为 ˈhero-worship noun very great, sometimes too great, admiration for a person.

heldeverering عبادَة البَطَل боготворене adoração kult hrdinů die Heldenverehrung heltedyrkelse λατρεία των ηρώων culto a los héroes sangarikultus قهرمان پرستی sankarinpalvonta culte des héros הערצה वीरों की उपासना या पूजा obožavanje heroja; nekriticko obožavanje hőskultusz pemujaan hetjudÿrkun culto degli eroi, venerazione 英雄崇拝 영웅 숭배 garbinimas varoņkults; pielūgsme pemujaan heldenverering heltedyrking/-kultus kult bohatera قهرمان ستاينه adoração cultul eroilor (чрезмерное) преклонение kult hrdinov kult junakov obožavanje hjältedyrkan ระลึกถึงวีรบุรุษ tapınma �

�雄崇拜 палке шанування; поклоніння سورماؤں کی پرستش sự tôn thờ 英雄崇拜 verb to show such admiration for (someone).

The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.

verafgod, vereer يعبُد البطل боготворя adorar uctívat verehren tilbede; dyrke idolatrar jumaldama پرستیدن palvoa idolâtrer לְהַעֲרִיץ आराधना करना obožavati nekriticki, poput heroja hősként imád memuja dÿrka idolatrare 英雄視する 영웅시하다 garbinti pielūgt memuja vereren dyrke , tilbe , forgude ubóstwiać ستاينه adorar a idolatriza преклоняться (перед кем-л.) uctievať oboževati obožavati dyrka som en hjälte, se upp till ngn som till en hjälte ระลึกถึงวีรบุรุษ tapınmak 把(某人)當作英雄來崇拜 палко шанувати کسی اہم شخص کو مثالی سمجھنا tôn thờ 把…当英雄

崇拜 the heroine (not heroin) of the story.

hero Hero (Greek mythology) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus Hero [entry 1] Syllabification: (He·ro) [Greek mythology] | a priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos on the European shore of the Hellespont, whose lover Leander, a youth ... (22 of 68 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation) Hero [entry 1, Greek mythology] a priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos on the European shore of the Hellespont, whose lover Leander, a youth of Abydos on the opposite shore, swam the ... (26 of 65 words, pronunciation) HELLE - Greek Sea-Goddess of the Hellespont Of the Hellespont Athamas, Phrixus, Helle and the Golden-Fleeced Ram, Lucanian red-figure lekanis C4th B.C., Harvard Art Museums HELLE was the goddess of the Hellespont, a body of water bridging the Aegean and Black Seas. Helle was once a mortal princess, a daughter of King Athamas of Boiotia by the cloud-nymphe Nephele.

Her jealous stepmother Ino tricked Athamas into offering Helle and her brother Phrixos up as a sacrifice to the gods, but Nephele sent the flying, golden-fleeced ram to their rescue. During their flight to safety Helle grew weary and fell from the back of the beast into the sea. Some say she drowned, while others say she was rescued by Poseidon who transformed into a sea-goddess. The sea was named Hellespontos "Sea of Helle" after her. Helle's step-mother Ino ("of the Ionian Sea") and half-brother Melikertes (Melicertes) were also turned into sea-gods.

FAMILY OF HELLE [1.1] ATHAMAS & NEPHELE (Hesiod Catalogues Frag 38, Apollodorus 1.80, Hyginus Fabulae 1-3) [1.2] ATHAMAS (Ovid Heroides 18.136, Tryphiodorus 218) [1.3] NEPHELE (Ovid Metamorphoses 11.195) OFFSPRING [1.1] ALMOPIA, PAIONIA (by Poseidon ) (Stephanus Byzantium s.v. Almopia) ENCYCLOPEDIA HELLE (Hellê), a daughter of Athainas and Nephele, and sister of Phrixus. (Apollod. i. 9. § 1; Apollon. Rhod. i. 927; Ov. Fast. iv. 909, Met. xi.

195.) When Phrixus was to be sacrificed, Nephele rescued her two children, who rode away through the air upon the ram with the golden fleece, the gift of Hermes, but, between Sigeium and the Chersonesus, Helle fell into the sea, which was hence called the sea of Helle (Hellespont; Aeschyl. Pers. 70, 875). Her tomb was shown near Pactya, on the Hellespont. (Herod. vii. 57.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES HELLE & THE FLIGHT OF THE GOLDEN RAM Hesiod, Catalogues of Women Fragment 38 (from Erastothenes, Catasterismoi 14. 124) (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "The Ram (Krios). This it was that transported Phrixos (Phrixus) and Helle.

It was immortal and was given them by their mother Nephele, and had a golden fleece, as Hesiod and Pherekydes say." Herodotus, Histories 7. 58. 1 (trans. Godley) (Greek historian C5th B.C.) : "The Khersonese (Chersonese) [in Thrace], with the tomb of Athamas' daughter Helle on its right and the town of Kardia (Cardia) on its left." Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 80 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Athamas, lord of Boiotia (Boeotia), sired by Nephele (the Cloud) a son Phrixos (Phrixus) and a daughter Helle. Then he took a second wife, Ino, by whom he had Learkhos (Learchus) and Melikertes (Melicertes). Now Ino, as a plot against the children of Nephele, persuaded the women to parch the wheat, which they did without the men knowing.

So the earth, sown with parched wheat, failed to produce its yearly harvest. Ino persuaded the messengers to report that the oracle prophesied an end to the dearth if Phrixos were to be sacrificed to Zeus. When Athamas heard this and was pressured by the joint efforts of the inhabitants, he had Phrixos placed on the altar. But Nephele seized both him and her daughter, and gave them a golden-fleeced ram which she had received from Hermes, by which they were borne through the sky over and across the land and the sea. But as they reached the sea that lies between Sigeum and the Kherronesos (Chersonese), Helle slipped into the depths; from her death the sea was called the Hellespontos (Hellespont) after her." Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1. 255 ff (trans.

Rieu) (Greek epic C3rd B.C.) : "[Thessalian womenconversing at the launch of the ship Argo :] ‘How I wish that the dark waves in which the lady Helle perished had closed over Phrixos and his ram [the Golden-Fleeced Ram] as well.’" Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. 34. 5 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "When Athamas was about to sacrifice here [Mount Laphystios in Boiotia] Phrixos (Phrixus) and Helle, a ram with his fleece of gold was sent by Zeus to the children, and that on the back of his ram they made good their escape." Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 47. 1 - 4 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) : "Phrixos (Phrixus), the son of Athamas, the myths relate, because of his stepmother's plots against him, took his sister Helle and fled with her from Greece.

While they were making the passage from Europe to Asia, as a kind of Providence of the gods directed, on the back of a ram whose fleece was of gold (krios khrysomallos), the maiden fell into the sea, which was named after her Hellespontos (Hellespont). Also the account of Phrixos underwent a similar working into a myth. For, as some men say, he made his voyage upon a ship which bore the head of a ram upon its bow, and Helle, being troubled with sea-sickness, while leaning far over the side of the boat for this reason, fell into the sea." Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. 15 (trans. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) : "In Kolkhis (Colchis) is preserved a golden fleece, the fleece of the ancient ram that ferried Helle with Phrixos (Phrixus) across the sky, as the story goes." Tryphiodorus, The Taking of Ilias 218 ff (trans.

Mair) (Greek epic C3rd or C4th A.D.) : "They sailed away in their ships from the Rhoeteian shore to a haven over the sea in fair-crowned Tenedos, ploughing the grey waters of Helle, daughter of Athamas." Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 1 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Athamas, son of Aeolus, had by his wife Nebula (Cloud) [Nephele], a son Phrixus and a daughter Helle." Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 2 : "Ino, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, wishing to kill Phrixus and Helle, Nebula's [Nephele's] children, formed a plan with the women of the entire tribe, and conspired to parch the seed grain to make it unfertile, so that, when the sterility and scarcity of grain resulted, the whole state should perish, some by starvation, others by sickness.

With regard to this situation Athamas sent a servant to Delphi, but Ino instructed him to bring back a false reply that the pestilence would end if he sacrificed Phrixus to Jove [Zeus]. When Athamas refused to do this, Phrixus voluntarily and readily promised that he alone would free the state from its distress. Accordingly he was led to the altar, wearing fillets of sacrifice, but he servant, out of pity for the youth, revealed Ino's plans to Athamas." Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 3 : "While Phrixus and Helle under madness sent by Liber [Dionysos] were wandering in a forest, Nebula [Nephele] their mother is said to have come there bringing a gilded ram, offspring of Neptune [Poseidon] and Theophane. She bade her children to mount it, and journey to Colchis to King Aeetes, son of Sol [Helios], and there sacrifice the ram to Mars [Ares].

This they were said to have done, but when they had mounted, and the ram had carried them over the sea, Helle fell from the ram; from this sea was called Hellespont." Pseudo-Hyginus, Astronomica 2. 20 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Constellation Aries. This is thought to be the ram which carried Phrixus and Helle through the Hellespont . . . Many have said that Helle fell into the Hellespont . . . Stirred by this report [i.e. a false accusation that Phrixus assaulted his wife], Cretheus, as was fitting for one who deeply loved his wife and was king, persuaded Athamas to put Phrixus to death. However, Nubes [Nephele] intervened, and rescuing Phrixus and Helle his sister, put them on the ram, and bade them flee as far as they could through the Hellespont. Helle fell off and paid the debt to nature, and the Hellespont was named from her name.

Phrixus came to the Colchians, and, as we have said, hung up the fleece of the slain ram in a temple." Ovid, Fasti 3. 853 ff (trans.Boyle) (Roman poetry C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "The seeds were burnt by the wicked stepmother's [Ino's] trick and no customary grain had sprouted. A messenger visits the oracle to fetch Delphi's sure help for the barren earth. Corrupt like the seed, he reports the oracle seeks the deaths of Helle and young Phrixus. People, time and Ino compelled a stubborn king to endure the unspeakable orders. Phrixus and his sister, headbands scarfing their brows, stand at the altars and wail their joint fate. Their mother [the cloud-nymph Nephele] sees them as she hangs upon the air, and hammers her naked breast in shock. She dives into the Dracon-born city [Thebes], enveloped in clouds, and snatches her children away. She provides a Ram shimmering with gold for their escape: it carries the two across the wide seas.

They say the girl's left hand clutched the horn weakly, when she named the water after herself. Her brother almost died with her, as he tried to stop her falling and offered his outstretched hands. He wept that he lost his partner in twin peril, unaware she had joined the blue god [Poseidon]." Ovid, Heroides 18. 117 ff (trans. Showerman) (Roman poetry C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "[Leandros (Leander) prays as he prepares to swim across the Hellespont :] ‘I return to the Maiden's sea.’" [N.B. The maiden is Helle.] Ovid, Heroides 18. 136 ff : "The sea of Athamantis (Athamas' child) is foaming white with immense billows, and scarcely safe is the keel that remains in its own harbour; such were these waters, I judge, when first they got from the drowned maid the name they bear.

This place is of evil fame enough for the loss of Helle, and, though it spare me, its name reproaches it." Ovid, Heroides 19. 123 ff : "With what great waves the shores [of the Hellespont] are beaten, and what dark clouds envelop and hide the day! It may be the loving mother [Nephele the Cloud] of Helle has come to the sea, and is lamenting in downpouring tears the drowning of her child--or is the step-dame [Ino], turned to a goddess of the waters [Leukothea (Leucothea)], vexing the sea that is called by her step-child's hated name? This place, such as ‘tis now, is aught but friendly to tender maids; by these waters Helle perished, by them my own affliction comes." Ovid, Heroides 19. 163 ff : "Why, though Phrixus and Phrixus' sister both rode this way [across the Hellespont], did the maiden [Helle] alone give name to these wide waters?" Propertius, Elegies 2.

26a (trans. Goold) (Roman elegy C1st B.C.) : "Helle tossed on the purple waves, whom the Golden Ram carried on his fleecy back." Seneca, Troades 1034 ff (trans. Miller) (Roman tragedy C1st A.D.) : "Phrixus mourned because Helle fell, when the flock's leader, resplendent with golden fleece, bore brother and sister on his back together, and in mid-sea lost half his burden." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 9. 303 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : "The bed of his [Athamas'] first wife Nephele had given him two children." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 10. 67 ff : "[Ino fleeing from her murderous husband Athamas cries out :] ‘I know where this disaster came from, rolling upon your mother: I know! It is Nephele sends the Erinyes (Furies)after me, that I may die in this sea where maiden Helle fell.’ . . .

[Ino then leaps into the sea and is transformed into a sea-goddess.]" HELLE GODDESS OF THE HELLESPONTOS Ovid, Metamorphoses 11. 195 (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "The side of Helle Nepheleis' (Daughter of Nephele's) narrow strait." Ovid, Fasti 3. 853 ff (trans.Boyle) (Roman poetry C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "[The Golden-Ram] carries the two [Phrixos and Helle] across the wide seas. They say the girl's left hand clutched the horn weakly, when she named the water after herself. Her brother almost died with her, as he tried to stop her falling and offered his outstretched hands. He wept that he lost his partner in twin peril, unaware she had joined the blue god [Poseidon]." Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 2. 585 ff (trans. Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.) : "But lo!

As dawn was breaking, the waves opened and scared the flying ship [of the Argonauts], and there stood before them Helle [i.e. the sister of Phrixos (Phrixus) who fell from the Golden-Ram and became goddess of the Hellespont] chapleted, the sister now of [the Nereides] Panope and Thetis, and holding in her left hand a golden sceptre. Then she lulled the waves, and looking upon the captains and their leader accosted Jason with gently words : ‘Thou too art being driven from Haemonia [Thessaly] across strange seas by an unfriendly kingdom at home and a destiny like mine; once more doth Fortuna (Fortune) banish the offspring of Aeolus, and you, ill-starred folk, are seeking the Scythian river. A vast land is still before thee, a measureless sea (falter not in what thou hast begun), and Phasis itself lies far off, yet it will grant thee entrance.

In that spot is a secret glade, and twin altars piles of turf; there pay the first rites to Phrixus as is due, and I pray you, bear these words to his dust : "My brother, I wander not, as thou fanciest, through the silence of the Stygian shore; vainly, dear one, doest thou search the paths of empty Avernus. For no storm bruises me tossed upon rocks and waves; straightway as I fell, Cymothoe [a Nereid] and Glaucus came swift to my succour; this abode too, this realm the father of the deep himself awarded me, willing justly, and our gulf envies not Ino's sea [the Gulf of Corinth]."’ She ceased, and with a sigh hid her sad countenance beneath the calm waters, as the thought of her father's grief came back to her.

Then the prince [Jason] poured wine upon the sea, and thus began : ‘Daughter of Cretheus, pride of the sea and of our stock, open to us our path, and, O goddess, prosper our voyage!’ Then onward he steered the ship, and flew on between cities on either hand." Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 5. 195 ff : "[In Kolkhis (Colchis) stands] the tomb of Phrixus, beside whom stands wrought in marble his sister [Helle], ill-starred companion, dreading on this side her cruel-stepmother [Ino], on that the sea, and afraid to put her hands upon the Ram [of the Golden-Fleece] . . . Himself [Jason of the Argonauts] duly bearing in a heavy bowl the sacred offering of wine calls to the shade [of Phrixus] and thus speaks at the alta r: ‘. . . Be favourable, Phrixus, and in kindly mood remember thy native land. Do thou [Helle] too now, who wert vainly laid in an empty tomb [i.e.

a tomb was built for her by Phrixus who believed she had drowned when in fact she had been transformed into a goddess], goddess of the sea, and aid the cause of thy kinfolk.’" Statius, Thebaid 1. 23 ff (trans. Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.) : "Helle, deep sunk below the sea and now a Nereis (Nereid), holds sway over the detested waves [of the Hellespont]." SOURCES Hero | Define Hero at Dictionary.com hero noun, plural heroes; for 5 also heros. 1. a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child. 2. a person who, in the opinion of others, has special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities and is regarded as a role model or ideal: My older sister is my hero. Entrepreneurs are our modern heroes. 3. the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc. 4. Classical Mythology. a being of godlike prowess and beneficence who often came to be honored as a divinity.

(in the Homeric period) a warrior-chieftain of special strength, courage, or ability. (in later antiquity) an immortal being; demigod. 5. the bread or roll used in making a hero sandwich. Expand Compare heroine (defs 1–3). Origin of hero 1605-15; back formation from Middle English heroes (plural) < Latin hērōs (singular), hērōes (plural) < Greek hḗrōs, hḗrōes Related forms Usage note Expand In its earliest use, the word hero was applied almost exclusively to a man. The corresponding word heroine was–and still is–reserved for a woman. Hero is still sometimes used to refer specifically to a man: British heroes and heroines. But hero is now considered to be a gender-neutral word, and is also increasingly used to refer to a woman: a list of American heroes; Joan of Arc, a French hero. In the sense "the principal character in a story, play, etc.," a hero is male and a heroine is female: Margaret is the novel’s heroine. Hero noun 1. Classical Mythology.

a priestess of Aphrodite who drowned herself after her lover Leander drowned while swimming the Hellespont to visit her. 2. Also, Heron . (Hero of Alexandria) flourished 1st century a.d, Greek scientist. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for hero Expand Bollywood Didn’t Do It Sujay Kumar January 25, 2013 At the same time, they move him closer to understanding his worth as a hero and his strength as a leader. Who Is Philip Roth’s Portnoy Satirizing? Bernard Avishai August 27, 2012 Historical Examples If the Dutch catch this hero of yours they will hang him as sure as I stand here. That Francis was a hero of this type of religion has been universally admitted. Folkways William Graham Sumner British Dictionary definitions for hero Expand a man distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility, fortitude, etc 2. a man who is idealized for possessing superior qualities in any field 3. (classical myth) a being of extraordinary strength and courage, often the offspring of a mortal and a god, who is celebrated for his exploits 4.

the principal male character in a novel, play, etc Word Origin C14: from Latin hērōs, from Greek Hero1 noun 1. (Greek myth) a priestess of Aphrodite, who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while swimming the Hellespont to visit her Hero2 1st century ad, Greek mathematician and inventor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for hero Expand n. late 14c., "man of superhuman strength or physical courage," from Latin heros "hero," from Greek heros "demi-god" (a variant singular of which was heroe), originally "defender, protector," from PIE root *ser- "to watch over, protect" (cf. Latin servare "to save, deliver, preserve, protect;" see observe ).

Meaning "man who exhibits great bravery" in any course of action is from 1660s. Sense of "chief male character in a play, story, etc." first recorded 1690s. First record of hero-worship is from 1774. 1955, the New York term for a sandwich elsewhere called submarine, grinder, poor boy (New Orleans), or hoagie (Philadelphia); origin unknown, perhaps so called for its great size, or a folk etymology alteration of Greek gyro as a type of sandwich. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Hero (hē'rō) Greek mathematician who wrote on mechanics and invented many water-driven and steam-driven machines. He also developed a formula for determining the area of a triangle. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.

Slang definitions & phrases for hero Expand hero sandwich n phr,n A sandwich made with a loaf of bread cut lengthwise and filled with a variety of cheeses, sausages, vegetables, etc; grinder , hoagie , poor boy , submarine , torpedo (1955+) The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D. Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers. Hero (Greek mythology) - Credo Reference Topic Page: Hero (Greek mythology) Definition: Hero, in Greek mythology from The Columbia Encyclopedia in Greek mythology, priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos. Her lover, Leander, swam the Hellespont nightly from Abydos to see her. During a storm the light by which she guided him blew out, and he drowned. Hero, in despair, then threw herself into the sea. Christopher Marlowe's poem Hero and Leander is based on the story.

Summary Article: HERO from Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology Image from: Hero and Leander: Leander Found by the Nereids, copy of a painting by Domenico Feti, 1650-56 (oil on panel) in The Bridgeman History of Science The tale of Hero and Leander is one of Greek mythology's most tragic love stories. Although a relatively minor myth, it remains enduringly popular and has caught the imagination of writers and artists through the ages. Geography plays an important part in the myth of Hero. An exceptionally beautiful young woman, Hero, lived in the city of Sestos in Thrace (modern Turkey). Sestos stood on the shore at the narrowest point of a strait called the Hellespont, now known as the Dardanelles. On the opposite shore stood another city, Abydos, in the western Asian region of Dardania. The Hellespont, which divides Europe from Asia, took its name from a young girl named Helle. She had fallen into the strait and drowned while flying over it on the back of a magical ram, whose golden fleece featured in the story of Jason and the Argonauts.

Hero was a priestess of the goddess Aphrodite. Her name comes from the ancient Greek word heros, meaning "hero," which was used to describe men or women who were honored after their death. Hero dedicated her life to serving the goddess Aphrodite, making sacrifices to her and worshiping her in a temple. Since Aphrodite was the deity of love, Hero might have been expected to celebrate the goddess by being in love herself. Instead, according to the wishes of her parents, she lived alone in a high stone tower, with only an old maidservant to look after her. She kept away from boys, and also from other girls her own age, fearing that they would be jealous of her beauty. Hero's love for Leander According to the myth, every year the people of Sestos held a festival to celebrate the beautiful youth Adonis and his lover, Aphrodite. The festival may well have been the Adonia, in which worshipers planted seeds in shallow soil that sprang up and quickly died. The seeds symbolized the brief nature of Adonis's life, which ended when he was killed by a wild boar.

Although she normally avoided parties, Hero had to take part in the festival since she was a priestess of Aphrodite. Many people came to the festival, some traveling great distances. All the young men were amazed at Hero's beauty and talked about how they would love to marry her. One youth, Leander, approached Hero in silence, showing his feelings for her only in his face and his gestures, and in this way they fell in love. When he did finally speak, Leander told Hero that he came from Abydos, the city on the opposite shore from Sestos. He said that if she lit a lamp in her tower late at night, he would swim across the Hellespont to visit her in secret, using the light to guide him. Leander assured her that Aphrodite would approve of their relationship, to which Hero agreed. Every evening Hero lit a lamp in the tower, and Leander, seeing it from Abydos, swam across the water to spend the night with her. He always swam back before dawn so as not to be discovered by Hero's parents. This painting, Hero Holding the Beacon for Leander, is by English artist Evelyn De Morgan (c.

1850–1919). A tragic end For several months Leander visited Hero every night, relying on Aphrodite to protect him as he battled the strong currents of the Hellespont. Then winter came, and the sea grew rougher and more dangerous, but the young couple were so in love that they could not bear to be apart for long, so Leander continued to make his perilous journey. One stormy night, when the sky was pitch black with clouds, a gust of wind blew out Hero's lamp. Before she could light it again, Leander, with nothing to guide him, lost his way and drowned. The next morning his battered body washed ashore on the rocks at the foot of Hero's tower. Seeing him lying there, Hero was so overcome with grief that she threw herself from the top of the tower and fell to her death at his side. No one had ever known of their love except Hero's maidservant. Star-crossed lovers Mythology and folklore are littered with tales of young lovers thwarted by circumstance —usually because their parents or society condemns the relationship—but who refuse to be separated by death.

Hero came from Thrace, which was part of the Greek empire, while Leander came from Dardania, part of the Persian empire. Between 492 and 449 BCE the Greeks were involved in a series of wars against the Persian Empire to keep their independence. This historical background suggests that neither the inhabitants of Sestos nor of Abydos—both of which stand as ruins today—would support a love affair between citizens from either city, and that Hero and Leander's love was in opposition to their societies' wishes. Other stories with the theme of thwarted love include the Greek myth of Pyramus and Thisbe and the Indian tale of Khamba and Thoibi. Pyramus and Thisbe grew up as neighbors and fell in love, but both sets of parents forbade them from being together. Instead, they agreed to meet in secret, but Pyramus, finding Thisbe's bloody veil on the ground, believed she had been eaten by a lion and so killed himself. Thisbe, on finding Pyramus's body, decided to kill herself, too.

In contrast, Khamba and Thoibi's love for each other promised to unite their clans, the Khumals and the Moirangs, but the Moirangs' chief rejected their marriage out of jealousy or spite. The lovers killed themselves and war broke out. The doomed lovers and warring families have parallels with the tale of Romeo and Juliet, which was used in a play by William Shakespeare (1564–1616). The lovers in these stories are star-crossed, meaning that fate obstructs their love. Some writers have interpreted such myths as reminders that happiness is temporary and that death comes to everyone. Other people have observed that, by dying together when young, the lovers preserve their love for all eternity instead of letting it grow stale. They argue that the appeal of the stories lies in the universal recognition of the passion and power of young love. Hero and Leander in literature and art The story of Hero and Leander is mentioned in the work of Roman writers Ovid (43 BCE–c. 17 CE) and Virgil (70-19 BCE), while the fifth- or sixth-century-CE Greek poet Musaeus wrote a lengthy poem about the lovers.

Scholars believe that all three writers copied the story from an earlier version that is now lost. Hero and Leander have appeared in the work of many writers and artists since classical times. In the 16th century, English poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe wrote a long poem retelling the story, and the tale became especially popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, when it was retold by German poet Johann Schiller and English poets John Keats and Lord Byron. Lord Byron and Leander English romantic poet Lord Byron (1788-1824) was alive at a time when many artists and poets were especially interested in tales from Greek mythology. An adventurer who traveled a great deal, Byron decided to try to swim the Hellespont himself while on a tour of Europe in 1810. He undertook the challenge along with his friend Lieutenant William Ekenhead, who was a member of the British Navy and a good swimmer. It took the pair two attempts, but on May 3, 1810, they succeeded.

Although at its narrowest point the Hellespont is less than a mile wide, because of strong currents the two men swam a total of 4 miles (6.5 km). Their swim took them just over one hour. Byron was hugely proud of his achievement and recorded it in the poem "Written After Swimming From Sestos to Abydos." He also mentioned the feat in his long comic poem, Don Juan, in which he wrote: A better swimmer you could scarce see ever,He could, perhaps, have pass'd the Hellespont,As once (a feat on which ourselves we prided)Leander, Mr. Ekenhead, and I did. Meanwhile, many artists, including Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851), have depicted scenes from the story. See also: ADONIS; APHRODITE; FATES; FESTIVALS; JASON. Further reading Ovid, and A. D. Melville, trans. Metamorphoses. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Virgil, and Robert Fagles, trans. The Aeneid. New York: Penguin, 2009. Citation Heros - definition of Heros by The Free Dictionary Heros - definition of Heros by The Free Dictionary A priestess of Aphrodite beloved by Leander. He·ro 2 (hē′rō, hîr′ō) or He·ron (hē′rŏn′) First century ad. Alexandrian scientist who invented many water-driven and steam-driven machines and devised a formula for deriving the area of a triangle from the lengths of its sides. he·ro (hîr′ō) n. pl. he·roes 1. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life: soldiers and nurses who were heroes in an unpopular war. 2. A person noted for special achievement in a particular field: the heroes of medicine. See Synonyms at celebrity . 3. The principal character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation. 4.

In mythology and legend, an individual, often a man of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for bold exploits, and favored by the gods. 5. See submarine sandwich . [Early Modern English heroe, back-formation from heroes, heroes, from Latin hērōēs, pl. of hērōs, demigod, heroic man, from Greek; see ser-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] hero 1. a man distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility, fortitude, etc 2. a man who is idealized for possessing superior qualities in any field 3. (Classical Myth & Legend) classical myth a being of extraordinary strength and courage, often the offspring of a mortal and a god, who is celebrated for his exploits 4.

the principal male character in a novel, play, etc [C14: from Latin hērōs, from Greek] Hero (ˈhɪərəʊ) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a priestess of Aphrodite, who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while swimming the Hellespont to visit her Hero (Biography) 1st century ad, Greek mathematician and inventor he•ro (ˈhɪər oʊ) n., pl. -roes; for 5 also -ros. 1. a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. 2. any person who has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal. 3. the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc. 4. a person who is greatly admired; idol. 5. (in antiquity) an individual possessing godlike prowess and beneficence who often came to be honored as a divinity.

[1605–15; back formation from Middle English heroes (pl.) < Latin hērōs (singular), hērōes (pl.) < Greek hḗrōs, hḗrōes] He•ro 1. a legendary priestess of Aphrodite and the lover of Leander. 2. Also, Heron. (Hero of Alexandria) fl. 1st century A.D., Greek scientist. He·ro (hē′rō) First century a.d. Greek mathematician who invented many water-driven and steam-driven machines and developed a formula for determining the area of a triangle. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. hero - a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain" leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others 2. hero - the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem persona , theatrical role , role , character , part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" 3.

defender , guardian , protector , shielder - a person who cares for persons or property 4. Hero - Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) Hero of Alexandria , Heron 5. hero - (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable 6. Hero - (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks 7. hero - a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them hero noun 1.

protagonist , leading man , lead actor, male lead, principal male character The hero of Doctor Zhivago dies in 1929. 2. star , champion , celebrity , victor , superstar , great man, heart-throb (Brit.), conqueror , exemplar , celeb (informal), megastar (informal), popular figure, man of the hour the goalscoring hero of the British hockey team 3. idol , favourite , pin-up (slang), fave (informal) I still remember my boyhood heroes. Quotations "See, the conquering hero comes!" "Sound the trumpets, beat the drums!" [Thomas Morell Judas Maccabeus] "Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision" [Norman Mailer The Presidential Papers] hero بَطَل بطَل القِصَّه او المَسرَحِيَّه hrdinahrdinkahrdinové-ka A. N (heroes (pl)) → héroe m; [of film, book] → protagonista mf, personaje m principal B.

CPD hero worship N → adulación f hero [ˈhɪərəʊ] [heroes] (pl) n → héros m He's a real hero! → C'est un véritable héros ! he's a hero of mine → c'est l'un de mes héros hero n pl <-es> → Held m, → Heros m (geh); (fig: = object of hero-worship also) → Idol nt; (Liter, of novel etc) → Held m; the hero of the hour → der Held des Tages hero [ˈhɪərəʊ] n (heroes (pl)) → eroe m hero (ˈhiərəu) – plural ˈheroes: feminine heroine (ˈherouin) – noun 1. a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds. The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.

held, heldin بَطَل герой herói hrdina, -ka der Held helt ήρωας héroe ; heroína kangelane قهرمان sankari héros , héroïne גיבור वीर heroj, junak hős pahlawan hetja eroe ; eroina 英雄 영웅 didvyris varonis wira held helt ; heltinne bohater اتل، غښتلی ، پالوان ، قهرمان herói erou, eroină герой hrdina, -ka junak heroj hjälte, hjältinna วีรบุรุษ kahraman 英雄 герой ہیرو، محبوب anh hùng 英雄，偶像 2. the chief male person in a story, play etc. The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.

held, hoofkarakter بطَل القِصَّه او المَسرَحِيَّه главен герой herói hrdina, -ka der Held helt; hovedperson ήρωας , πρωταγωνιστής protagonista , personaje principal (pea)tegelane قهرمان sankari héros , héroïne גיבור नायक glavno lice (lik) hős pelaku utama söguhetja eroe ; eroina 主人公 (소설, 시, 연극의) 주인공 herojus varonis hero held hovedperson bohater اتل herói erou, eroină герой hrdina, -ka junak junak huvudperson, hjälte, hjältinna พระเอก kahraman 主角 головний герой کسی کہانی کا مرکزی کردار nhân vật nam chính 男主角 heroic (hiˈrəuik) adjective 1. very brave. heroic deeds.

heldhaftig, dapper بُطولي храбър heroico heroický heldenhaft heroisk; helteagtig ηρωικός , γενναίος heroico kangelaslik قهرمانانه sankarillinen héroïque שֶׁל גְבוּרָה वीरतापूर्ण junacki hősies gagah berani hetjulegur eroico 勇敢な 매우 용감한 didvyriškas varonīgs sungguh berani heldhaftig heltemodig , heroisk bohaterski د اتلتوب ، د زړه وړ توب heróico (în mod) eroic героический, геройский hrdinský junaški herojski hjältemodig, heroisk กล้าหาญ korkusuz , cesur , kahramanca 英勇的 геройський عظیم کارنامہ dũng cảm 英勇的 2. of heroes. heroic tales.

helde-tipe مُتَعَلِّق بالأبْطال героичен heroico bohatýrský Helden-...

helte- ηρωικός , που έχει σχέση με ήρωα heroico kangelas- حماسی sankari- héroïque הירואי वीरतापूर्ण junacki, herojski hősi kepahlawanan hetju- eroico 英雄の 영웅의 didvyrių varoņu- wira helden- helte- heroiczny حماسی heróico despre eroi героический, эпический bohatiersky junaški herojske hjälte- กล้าหาญ kahramanlık, kahramanlarla ilgili 英雄的 героїчний عظیم سورما شخص سے متعلق thuộc về những anh hùng 有英雄气概的，英雄的 heˈroically adverb heldhaftig, dapper بصورَة بطوليَّه геройски heroicamente hrdinsky heldenhaft heroiskt; heltemodigt ηρωικά heroicamente kangelaslikult بطورقهرمانانه

 rohkeasti héroïquement בִּגְבוּרָה साहस के साथ junacko hősiesen dengan berani hetjulega eroicamente 勇敢に 영웅답게 didvyriškai varonīgi dgn berani heldhaftig heltemodig , heroisk bohatersko د اتلتوب دوله heroicamente eroic героически hrdinsky junaško herojski hjältemodigt, heroiskt อย่างกล้าหาญ kahramanca , yiğitçe 英勇地 геройськи; героїчно شجاعت سے một cách anh dũng; oanh liệt 英勇地 heroism (ˈherəuizm) noun great bravery.

The policeman was given a medal in recognition of his heroism.

heldhaftigheid بُطولَه героизъм heroísmo hrdinství das Heldentum heltemod; heroisme ηρωισμός heroísmo kangelaslikkus دليری rohkeus héroïsme גבורה वीरता junaštvo hősiesség kepahlawanan hetjuskapur eroismo 英雄的行為 영웅적 자질 didvyriškumas, heroizmas varonība keperwiraan heldhaftigheid heltemot , heroisme bohaterstwo اتلتوب، زړه ورتوب، غښتلوالى heroísmo eroism героизм hrdinstvo junaštvo herojstvo hjältemod, heroism วีรกรรม kahramanlık, yiğitlik 英勇，英雄氣概 героїзм غیر معمولی بہادری chủ nghĩa anh hùng 英勇，英雄行为 ˈhero-worship noun very great, sometimes too great, admiration for a person.

heldeverering عبادَة البَطَل боготворене adoração kult hrdinů die Heldenverehrung heltedyrkelse λατρεία των ηρώων culto a los héroes sangarikultus قهرمان پرستی sankarinpalvonta culte des héros הערצה वीरों की उपासना या पूजा obožavanje heroja; nekriticko obožavanje hőskultusz pemujaan hetjudÿrkun culto degli eroi, venerazione 英雄崇拝 영웅 숭배 garbinimas varoņkults; pielūgsme pemujaan heldenverering heltedyrking/-kultus kult bohatera قهرمان ستاينه adoração cultul eroilor (чрезмерное) преклонение kult hrdinov kult junakov obožavanje hjältedyrkan ระลึกถึงวีรบุรุษ tapınma �

�雄崇拜 палке шанування; поклоніння سورماؤں کی پرستش sự tôn thờ 英雄崇拜 verb to show such admiration for (someone).

The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.

verafgod, vereer يعبُد البطل боготворя adorar uctívat verehren tilbede; dyrke idolatrar jumaldama پرستیدن palvoa idolâtrer לְהַעֲרִיץ आराधना करना obožavati nekriticki, poput heroja hősként imád memuja dÿrka idolatrare 英雄視する 영웅시하다 garbinti pielūgt memuja vereren dyrke , tilbe , forgude ubóstwiać ستاينه adorar a idolatriza преклоняться (перед кем-л.) uctievať oboževati obožavati dyrka som en hjälte, se upp till ngn som till en hjälte ระลึกถึงวีรบุรุษ tapınmak 把(某人)當作英雄來崇拜 палко шанувати کسی اہم شخص کو مثالی سمجھنا tôn thờ 把…当英雄

崇拜 the heroine (not heroin) of the story.

hero Who is/was / What does Hero mean? definition, pronunciation, and meaning (Free English Language Dictionary) The noun HERO has 7 senses: 1. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength 2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem 3. someone who fights for a cause 4. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) 5. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god 6. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her 7. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States Familiarity information: HERO used as a noun is common.

Dictionary entry details hero [BACK TO TOP] Meaning: (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god Classified under: Hypernyms ("hero" is a kind of...): mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable) Domain category: classical mythology (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks) Sense 6 Hero [BACK TO TOP] Meaning: (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her Classified under: Hero-cult | Article about Hero-cult by The Free Dictionary Hero-cult | Article about Hero-cult by The Free Dictionary Greek mathematician: see Heron of Alexandria Heron of Alexandria or Hero, mathematician and inventor. The dates of his birth and death are unknown; conjecture places them between the 2d cent. B.C. and the 3d cent. A.D. He is believed to have lived in Alexandria; although he wrote in Greek, his origin is uncertain. ..... Click the link for more information. .

Hero, in Greek mythology, priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos. Her lover, Leander, swam the Hellespont nightly from Abydos to see her. During a storm the light by which she guided him blew out, and he drowned. Hero, in despair, then threw herself into the sea. Christopher Marlowe's poem Hero and Leander is based on the story. hero, in Greek religion, famous person, who after his death, was worshiped as quasi-divine. The heroes might be actual great men and women, real or imaginary ancestors, or "faded" gods and goddesses (i.e., ancient gods who for some reason were demoted to human status). Homer treats his heroes as nobles and fighting men, but many Homeric heroes, such as Hector and Achilles, later became objects of worship. Hero cults were distinctly different from the attendance to the dead, which was meant only to afford comfort in the afterlife. In hero worship, as in the worship of all infernal powers, rituals were performed at night, black animals were sacrificed, and blood and other liquid offerings were poured beside the hero's tomb.

The worship centered in general on the supposed place of the hero's tomb; the cult of some heroes, notably Hercules, was, however, widespread. Bibliography

Question: In Greek mythology who drowned while swimming the Hellespont?
Answer: LEANDER