Hero

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Hēro, ūs, f., = Ἡρώ.

I 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.—

B Deriv.: Hērōus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hero : turres, Luc. 9, 955.—

II One of the Danaïdes , Hyg. Fab. 170.—

III A daughter of Priam , Hyg. Fab. 90.

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