Hero

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Hēro: ūs, f., = Ἡρώ.
I A priestess of Aphrodite, in Sestos, beloved by Leander of Abydos, who repeatedly swam to her across the Hellespont, but at length was drowned, Ov. H. 18 and 19; id. Am. 2, 16, 31.—
B Deriv.: Hērōus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hero: turres, Luc. 9, 955.—
II One of the Danaïdes, Hyg. Fab. 170.—
III A daughter of Priam, Hyg. Fab. 90.

(2) Hērō,¹⁶ ūs, f. (Ἡρώ), prêtresse de Vénus, à Sestos, aimée de Léandre : Ov. Am. 2, 16, 31