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The painting is entitled Hero and Leander (To Christopher Marlowe). Cy Twombly completed a painting in Rome in 1985 inspired by the story as told by Christopher Marlowe.Peter Paul Rubens painted a picture named "Hero and Leander" in 1604 based on the tale.Jack Dean & Company played at the Whirligig Festival, Weston-super-Mare, September 12, 2021.The titular oysterman comments that " read it in the story-book, that, for to kiss his dear, / Leander swam the Hellespont." "The Ballad of the Oysterman", by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., has a reference to the myth.Alfredo Catalani composed a tone-poem, Ero e Leandro, based on the tale.Victor Herbert composed a tone-poem, Hero and Leander (1901).Georg Friedrich Handel's 1707 solo cantata in Italian, Ero e Leandro (HWV 150), is based on the tale.2 in B Minor was most likely inspired by Schiller and other Romanticists adaptation and interest in the myth. Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) wrote the ballad Hero und Leander based on the tale.Franz Grillparzer's 1831 tragedy Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen is based on the tale.Robert Schumann allegedly perceived his "In der Nacht" from Fantasiestücke as depicting the story of Hero and Leandros.Francisco Quevedo mentions Leander in "En crespa tempestad del oro undoso".His libretto was later set by Giovanni Bottesini (1879) and Luigi Mancinelli (1897). Arrigo Boito composed an opera, Ero e Leandro, but destroyed it.Ancient Roman coins of Abydos (Troas): Septimius Severus Caracalla.The myth of Hero and Leander has been used extensively in literature and the arts: ( December 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This section possibly contains original research. Their bodies washed up on shore together in an embrace and they were buried in a lover's tomb on the shore. When Hero saw his dead body, she threw herself over the edge of the tower to her death to be with him. The strong winter wind blew out Hero's light and Leander lost his way and drowned. One stormy winter night, Leander saw the torch at the top of Hero's tower. They had agreed to part during winter and resume in the spring due to the nature of the waters. Their secret love affair lasted through a warm summer. Succumbing to Leander's soft words and to his argument that Aphrodite, as the goddess of love and sex, would scorn the worship of a virgin, Hero succumbed to his charms and they made love. Hero would light a lamp at the top of her tower to guide his way. Leander fell in love with Hero and would swim every night across the Hellespont to spend time with her. Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero ( Ancient Greek: Ἡρώ, Hērṓ ), a priestess of Aphrodite ( Venus in Roman mythology) who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont, and Leander ( Ancient Greek: Λέανδρος, Léandros), a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait.
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You can take away your own copy of the family tree when you download the Greek gods chart.The Last Watch of Hero by Frederic Leighton, depicting Hero anxiously waiting for Leander during the storm Note that the tree shows only the 12 Olympians.

The family tree pictured above is a great visual representation of these relationships. While the gods relationships and history is a complex web of love, disagreements, betrayal, violence and affairs is confusing to say the least, this ultimate guide will give you all the clarification you need.īe sure to download the Greek gods chart below before you proceed as it will help you on this fascinating process of discovery, uncovering the intricacies of Greek mythology. Unlike other gods that are all knowing and the pinnacle of human perfection, the Greek gods were a representation of humanity at its best and at its worst. Seven of Zeus and Hera’s children (both together and separately) became the second generation of Olympians. Four of these children Zeus, Hera, Demeter and Poseidon became the first generation of Olympian gods.Īphrodite was also a first generation Olympian, however she was born from Uranus (you’ll find out her story below). Together Uranus and Gaia had Cronus and Rhea (Titans).Ĭronus and Rhea had 6 children together, Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon, Hades and Hestia (note that Hades and Hestia were not Olympians). All of the Greek gods were descendants of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth). The twelve Olympian ‘Gods’ of Mount Olympus were the rulers of the earth after Zeus defeated the Titans in the Titan War.
