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		One night a tempest arose, the lamp was extinguished and Leander drowned; when Hero saw her dead lover she threw herself into the water in despair and lost her life too.
		The story is the subject of Christopher Marrow's unfinished poem "Hero and Leander" and Lord Byron's "The Bride of Abydus".
		Heroic verses inscribed on a hillside in the Dardanelles, Canakkale
	www.turkishodyssey.com /places/marmara/marmara8.htm (3559 words)

	REPRODUKT: Hero und Leander
		Als Wegweiser dient ihm ein Licht, das Hero für ihn brennen lässt.
		Anlässlich der Uraufführung von "Hero und Leander" kreierte Anke Feuchtenberger eine moderne Auffassung des Hero-und-Leander-Mythos.
		Leander ist hier ein sportlicher Turmspringer, Hero benutzt einen Fernseher zur Kommunikation.
	www.reprodukt.com /product_info.php?products_id=173 (176 words)

	Hero and Leander
		Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelled in a tower in Sestos, at the edge of the Hellespont.
		Leander, a young man from Abydos, on the other side of the strait, fell in love with her, and he would swim every night across the Hellespont to be with her.
		Succumbing to Leander's soft words, and to his argument that Aphrodite, as goddess of love, would scorn the worship of a virgin, Hero allowed him to make love to her.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Mythology/HeroAndLeander.html (314 words)

	XIII. d. Hero and Leander. Vols. I & II: Stories of Gods and Heroes. Bulfinch, Thomas. 1913. Age of Fable
		On the opposite shore, in the town of Sestos, lived the maiden Hero, a priestess of Venus.
		Leander loved her, and used to swim the strait nightly to enjoy the company of his mistress, guided by a torch which she reared upon the tower for the purpose.
		The story of Leander’s swimming the Hellespont was looked upon as fabulous, and the feat considered impossible, till Lord Byron proved its possibility by performing it himself.
	www.bartleby.com /181/134.html (402 words)

	Chapter Hero and Leander <i>to</i> Hibernia of H by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Hero, a priestess of Venus, fell in love with Leander, who swam across the Hellespont every night to visit her.
		Hero of Fable (The), the due de Guise.
		Hero of History (The), the duc d’Enghien [Darn-zjeah’n].
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1118/14744/1.html (419 words)

	Hero and Leander - LoveToKnow 1911
		Hero, the beautiful priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos, was seen by Leander, a youth of Abydos, at the celebration of the festival of Aphrodite and Adonis.
		Every night Hero placed a lamp in the top of the tower where she dwelt by the sea, and Leander, guided by it, swam across the dangerous Hellespont.
		The beautiful little epic of Musaeus has been frequently translated, and is expanded in the Hero and Leander of C. Marlowe and G. Chapman.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Hero_and_Leander (225 words)

	HERO AND LEANDER - Online Information article about HERO AND LEANDER
		HERO AND LEANDER, two lovers celebrated in antiquity.
		expanded in the Hero and Leander of C.
		Sage von Hero and Leander in der Dichtung (189o), and G.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /HEG_HIG/HERO_AND_LEANDER.html (339 words)

	Hero and Leander \| Hero y Leandro, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		Hero and Leander were lovers living at each side of the Hellespont.
		Dazzled by Hero's beauty then, many youths lost themselves in words, saying that they would accept instant death if they could first sleep with Hero, or that they would prefer to marry her than to be immortal, or that they never got tired of looking at her.
		The day after, Leander's body reached the foot of the tower, and when Hero saw him flayed by the rocks, she teared her robe from round her breasts and cast herself down from the tower, her dead body remaining beside his.
	www.maicar.com /GML/Hero.html (2760 words)

	Hero and Leander \| Hero y Leandro, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		Dazzled by Hero's beauty then, many youths lost themselves in words, saying that they would accept instant death if they could first sleep with Hero, or that they would prefer to marry her than to be immortal, or that they never got tired of looking at her.
		This is how Hero and Leander became secret lovers, letting the lamp watch over them and their nightly love, as Leander crossed the waves using himself as a vessel.
		The day after, Leander's body reached the foot of the tower, and when Hero saw him flayed by the rocks, she teared her robe from round her breasts and cast herself down from the tower, her dead body remaining beside his.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Hero.html (2760 words)

	Hero and Leander (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leander was a youth of Abydos, a town of the Asian side of the strait which separates Asia and Europe.
		Leander loved her passionately, and each night he swam across the strait to enjoy the company of his beloved.
		The waves bore his body to the European shore, where Hero became aware of his death, and in her despair cast herself down from the tower into the sea and perished.
	home.swipnet.se /heathen/mythology/h/hero_and_leander.html (124 words)

	Hero and Leander (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leander lived in a town called Abydus, across the Hellespont from his love Hero, who was the priestess in a shrine to Aphrodite.
		Every night after they met, Leander would swim across the strait to see Hero, and he was guided by a torch that he kept burning on the shore.
		Leander, having no clue as to where the city lay in the dark, was confused and drowned.
	library.thinkquest.org /23057/heroleander.html (112 words)

	Plate with Hero and Leander (Getty Museum)
		When Leander was drowned in a storm, Hero threw herself into the sea in despair and also drowned.
		Leander is painted three times on this plate, so that his story unfolds in a continuous narrative.
		The tower from which Hero watches Leander's approach rises awkwardly from the sea; its lower half is visible beneath the painted water.
	www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=1169 (185 words)

	Hero and Leander (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He was first prompted to give attention to the subject while examining Lord Leighton's picture of "Hero and Leander" in the Manchester Art Gallery.
		One night while he was crossing on his love quest, a storm arose, the wind blew loud, the waves ran high, and in the midst of the storm Hero watching him from her tower imagines she hears the drowning cries of Leander.
		"Hero and Leander", or "Death of Hero", is a study in emotion; and will not be properly played until the band which instruments it publicly has had at least four rehearsals.
	www.musicweb.uk.net /brian/heroleander.htm (419 words)

	'The Meeting of Hero and Leander at the Temple of Venus, Sestos', English (Mortlake)
		‘The Meeting of Hero and Leander at the Temple of Venus, Sestos’ c1660 – 70
		It illustrates the ancient Greek story of the tragic love of the priestess Hero for Leander.
		Leander swam the dangerous currents of the Hellespont, the straits between Europe and Asia at the Bosphorus, in order to see his love, but was drowned one stormy night.
	www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk /ladylever/collections/themeetingofhero.asp (252 words)

	Hero and Leander (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leander (he) lived in Abydus and Hero (she) at Sestus, two lands separated by the sea.
		Leander began swimming but soon, unbeknownst to Hero, the wind blew out the light.
		Hero searched the coast and found him torn by rocks at the tower's foundation.
	www.wsu.edu /~delahoyd/hero&leander.html (164 words)

	Hero and Leander - Definition, explanation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelled in a tower in Sestos, at the edge of the Hellespont.
		Leander, a young man from Abydos, on the other side of the strait, fell in love with her, and he would swim every night across the Hellespont to be with her.
		Leander is also the subject of Sonnet XXIX by Spanish poet Garcilaso de la Vega of the 16th Century.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/he/hero_and_leander.php (252 words)

	glbtq >> literature >> Marlowe, Christopher
		In Hero and Leander, his version of the classical story of star-crossed heterosexual passion, Marlowe presents both an extraordinary homoerotic description of Leander and an extended homoerotic encounter between the youth and a love-smitten Neptune.
		Leander's beauty is "all that men desire" (1.84); it moves alike both the "rudest paisant" and the "barbarous Thratian soldier" (1.79, 81).
		Neptune, realizing that Leander is also smitten by love, generously returns to the rich ocean bed for gifts for the youth to bring to Hero; reconciled, the deity and the mortal are united in their common emotional state despite their difference in sexual object choices.
	www.glbtq.com /literature/marlowe_c,2.html (643 words)

	THE POEM, "HERO AND LEANDER," IN THE CONTEXT OF MYTHOLOGY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		THE POEM, "HERO AND LEANDER," IN THE CONTEXT OF MYTHOLOGY
		Hero is the lovely priestess serving in the temple of Aphrodite at Sestos.
		In spite of Hero's father's opposition the love that germinated within them and further inspired by the gods led to Leander's continued feat of crossing the dangerous straits time and time again.
	members.aol.com /abelard2/numero.htm (609 words)

	Chrysler Museum of Art : Collections - Leander
		Hero, in particular, proved popular among collectors; at least nine replicas were produced.
		Hero, a beautiful priestess of Aphrodite, resided on the west side of the Hellespont; her lover, Leander, on the east.
		Rinehart's works show Leander disrobing in preparation for his evening swim, and Hero, her beacon lamp beside her, anxiously awaiting her lover on the opposite shore.
	www.chrysler.org /ricau06.asp (574 words)

	GradeSaver: Christopher Marlowe's Poems Essay: The Poet and the Narrator in Christopher Marlowe's Hero and Leander
		Thus, Hero and Leander, in regards to the poet/narrator question, "builds its own mysteries and demands a variety of responses" which are "compounded by the fact that we see (the characters) through the eyes of Marlowe, the poet, and through those of an intrusive narrator" (Levin 140).
		Before we proceed on the discussion of the dual voices in Hero and Leander, it would be to our advantage to examine the perspectives of various critics who have contributed their views on the nature of this poem since the mid 1960's.
		This description of Hero's clothing informs the reader that her white dress has green sleeves lined with purple silk and golden stars and is embroidered with mythological scenes; her blue skirt is spotted with red and all is covered with a veil interlaced with fashioned flowers and leaves.
	www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/marlowe/essay1.html (1539 words)

	English Translations from the Greek, page 86 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hero and Leander translated in verse by Rev. Lawrence.
		The Hero and Leander of Musaeus translated by Mr.
		A miscellany of new Poems on several occasions; containing the Loves of Hero and Leander, translated from Musaeus to which are added Poemata quaedam Latina.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /foster/0110.html (176 words)

	The Hero Leander S'Ingvendar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When he was a child Eyrin got to know Leander as part of a big gypsy family which wandered around in Santharian lands in order to entertain people, to bring merriment and joy.
		Upon the final fight with the Móh'rónn, Leander and Eyrin are seperated from each other, not only physically, but also in spirit as the Avaesthoría reveal later on.
		Thus Leander also plays a very important role in Book III when the main characters meet again in the final apocalyptic struggle between good and evil, life and death and - last not least - love and sacrifice.
	www.santharia.com /people/leander.htm (265 words)

	Hero and Leander — Infoplease.com
		The tale is that Hero, a priestess of Venus, fell in love with Leander, who swam across the Hellespont every night to visit her.
		Hero and Leander - Hero and Leander The tale is that Hero, a priestess of Venus, fell in love with Leander, who swam...
		Hero, in Greek mythology - Hero Hero, in Greek mythology, priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos.
	www.infoplease.com /dictionary/brewers/hero-leander.html (170 words)

	Hero and Leander by FETI, Domenico
		According to legend, Leander, a youth of Abydos, a town on the Asian shore of the Hellespont, used to swim across the waters at night to Sestos on the opposite side to meet his lover Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite.
		Hero in her despair threw herself into the sea.
		The theme is found in Italian and Netherlandish painting, especially of the 17th century: the drowned Oleander is borne away by Needs as Hero plunges to her death into the sea.
	www.wga.hu /html/f/feti/hero_lea.html (112 words)

	Hero and Leander Summary
		The myth Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos, at the edge of the Hellespont.
		Leander, a young man from Abydos, on the other side of the strait, fell in love with her and would swim every nigh...
		Hero and Leander: The Last Watch of Hero by Frederic Leighton, depicting Hero anxiously waiting for Leander during the storm.
	www.bookrags.com /Hero_and_Leander (176 words)

	AllRefer.com - Hero, in Greek mythology (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
		Hero, in Greek mythology, priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos.
		Hero, in despair, then threw herself into the sea.
		Christopher Marlowe's poem Hero and Leander is based on the story.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/HeroMyth.html (185 words)

	Hero und Leander
		Leander stürzt sich trotz großer Gefahr für sein Leben ins Meer, um zu der Geliebten zu schwimmen, und ertrinkt.
		Sie wacht über Leanders Leben wie über ihr eigenes: »...
		Ihrer Bedeutung entsprechend nehmen beide füreinander übermenschliche Dimensionen an: »Wahrlich göttlich ist sie, der ich jetzt zueile«, spricht Leander bei sich.
	www.deutsche-liebeslyrik.de /anderes/hero.htm (5353 words)

	Hero and Leander
		He was in love with Hero, a young priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos.
		To be with her, he swam each night across the Hellespont, guided by a lamp which Hero had lighted earlier in the evening.
		The history of Hero and Leander is depicted on Roman coins from the cities of Abydos and Sestos, on gems, and on some frescoes (Casa dei Vettii at Pompeii).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/h/hero_and_leander.html (132 words)

	Mythography \| The Greek Lovers Hero and Leander in Myth and Art
		"Leander was a youth of Abydos, a town of the Asian side of the strait which separates Asia and Europe.
		On the opposite shore, in the town of Sestos, lived the maiden Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite.
		Leander loved her, and used to swim the strait nightly to enjoy the company of his mistress, guided by a torch which she reared upon the tower for the purpose.
	www.loggia.com /myth/leander.html (221 words)

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