Hero the fair, Whom young Apollo0 courted for her hair, And offered as a dower0 his burning throne, Where she should sit for men toThumb''The Last Watch of Hero'' by Frederic Leighton, depicting Hero anxiously waiting for Leander during the storm Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero ( grcἩρώ, ''Hērṓ''; The Myth of Hero and Leander The History and Reception of an Enduring Greek Legendby Silvia Montiglio English 18 ISBN 304 Pages ePUB 294 MB Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love Hero lives secluded in a tower on the European
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