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Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite.

Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont (today's Dardanelles), and Leander, from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Engraving from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681), known as the abbe de Marolles; a French churchman and translator.
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Title: Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite.
Caption: Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont (today's Dardanelles), and Leander, from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Engraving from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681), known as the abbe de Marolles; a French churchman and translator.
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Image size: 3764 × 5572 px | 60.0 MB
Print size: 31.9 × 47.2 cm | 1481.9 × 2193.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 17TH CENTURY • 17TH CENTURY. • 17TH • 17TH-CENTURY • ABBE DE MAROLLES • ABYDOS • CHURCHMAN • DARDANELLES • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • ETCHING • FRENCH • GRECO • GREEK • GREEKS • HELENICO • HELENISTICO • HELLENIC • HELLENISTIC • HELLESPONT • HERO • HEROS • LEANDER • MAROLLES, MICHEL DE • MYTH • PRIESTESS • PRINT • SESTOS • STEEPLE • TABLEAUX • TEMPLE DES MUSES • TORRE • TOWER • TOWERS • VENUS • XVII CENTURY