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Word: Hero
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɪərəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos on the European shore of the Hellespont, whose lover Leander, a youth of Abydos on the opposite shore, swam the strait nightly to visit her. One stormy night he was drowned and Hero in grief threw herself into the sea.
Short Definition:priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos on European shore of Hellespont
Word: Hero
Speech Type: Other
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