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Hero and Leander
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Hero and Leander

In Greek mythology, a pair of lovers. Hero, virgin priestess of Aphrodite, at Sestos on the Hellespont, fell in love at a festival with Leander on the opposite shore at Abydos. He used to swim to her at night, guided by the light, but during a storm the flame blew out and he was drowned. Seeing his body, Hero threw herself into the sea.

Their love story was portrayed by English poet and dramatist Christopher Marlowe in his poem ‘Hero and Leander’ (1598).

Hero and Leander

English translation of the opera Ero e Leandro.
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