Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the

Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont (today's Dardanelles), and Leander, from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Engraving from Tableaux du temple des muses (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681), known as the abbe de Marolles a French churchman and translator

1600 1655 1681 Abbe Abydos Aphrodite Dardanelles Hellespont Leander Marolles Muses Opposite Priestess Relating Strait Tableaux Translator

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