Bible Encyclopedias
Hero
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A priestess of Venus at Sestos, in Thrace, beloved by Leander of Abydos, on the opposite shore, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her, but was drowned one stormy evening, whereupon at sight of his dead body on the beach she threw herself into the sea.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hero'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/hero.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.