Hēro
Hēro, ūs, f., = Ἡρώ. A priestess of Aphrodite, in Sestos, beloved by Leander of Abydos, who repeatedly swam to her across the Hellespont, but at length was drowned, Ov. H. 18 and 19; id. Am. 2, 16, 31.— Deriv.: Hērōus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hero: turres, Luc. 9, 955.— One of the Danaïdes, Hyg. Fab. 170.— A daughter of Priam, Hyg. Fab. 90.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
hēro
Headword (normalized/stripped):
hero
Intro Text:
Hēro, ūs, f., = Ἡρώ. A priestess of Aphrodite, in Sestos, beloved by Leander of Abydos, who repeatedly swam to her across the Hellespont, but at length was drowned, Ov. H. 18 and 19; id. Am. 2, 16, 31.— Deriv.: Hērōus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hero: turres, Luc. 9, 955.— One of the Danaïdes, Hyg. Fab. 170.— A daughter of Priam, Hyg. Fab. 90.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n20566
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