Hero was a priestess of the cult of Aphrodite and she lived in a tower in the ancient city of Sestos Thrace.

Leander greek mythology. And before dawn Leander returned to his city by the same means. Hero seeing his body drowned herself likewise. Leander was a male youth who lived in a town on the Hellespont located on the opposite shore to where Hero was situated.

Hero and Leanderseen at a festival by Leander of Abydos. Greek mythology The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her and finally was drowned. Quotations A male given name from Ancient Greek also of a Spanish sixth century saint.

Wading bird similar to the heron. In keeping with the Mediterranean origin of the oleanderone legend has it that oleander in Greek mythology means romance and charmA beautiful Greek maiden was wooed by Leander who swam the Hellespont every night to see his beloved. The name Leander means lion of a man.

Leander was a young man who lived on the Asian side of the Hellespont in the town of Abydos. One stormy night the light was extinguished and Leander was drowned. Hay-RAW ancient and like hero in English a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos at the edge of the Hellespont and Leander TemplateLang-el Léandros a young man from Abydos on the other side of the strait.

Hero and Leander Label from public data source Wikidata. Leander casually picked a grape from the vine that climbed around the gate and popped it into his mouth. Leander Greek mythology Earlier Established Forms.

As Hero passed through the gate she briefly let her eyes take note of the red grape juice on Leanders lips. A city in Williamson County Texas. Her tower overlooked the Dardanelles strait of water in northern Turkey known in antiquity as the Hellespont and across that water in Abydos Mysia lived Leander.