Project Gutenberg 2006-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 281 Marlowe, Christopher 1564 1593 Marloe, Christopher Marlo, Christopher Marlow, Christopher Hero and Leander Daniel Callahan "Hero and Leander" by Christopher Marlowe is a narrative poem written during the late 16th century. The work is a tragic love story that captures the intense passion between its two main characters, Hero and Leander, set against the backdrop of ancient mythology. The poem is recognized for its vivid imagery and exploration of themes like desire, fate, and the power of love. The story unfolds on the Hellespont, where Hero, a beautiful priestess, resides in Sestos, and Leander, a handsome youth, lives in Abydos. Their paths cross during a festival dedicated to Venus, leading to an instant and powerful attraction. Despite Hero's vows of chastity, their love flourishes as they secretly meet and confess their feelings for one another. However, their romance encounters tragic obstacles, particularly when Leander, attempting to swim across the Hellespont to be with Hero, perishes in the tumultuous waters. Overcome with grief, Hero ultimately takes her own life, marking the tragic end of their passionate yet doomed love affair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Leander (Greek mythology) -- Poetry Hero (Greek mythology) -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 65458 65431 2024-09-08T09:10:28.804315 2023-09-08T11:05:33.205751 text/html text/html 67572 2021-04-28T08:58:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 24958 2021-04-28T09:03:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 71299 2024-09-08T09:10:32.461282 application/epub+zip 70491 2024-09-08T09:10:30.076285 application/epub+zip 70492 2024-09-08T09:10:29.250304 application/epub+zip 161082 2024-09-08T09:10:34.078286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151378 2024-09-08T09:10:31.968289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151570 2022-09-09T05:50:34.576042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56157 2024-09-08T09:10:28.477298 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56117 2021-04-28T09:02:03 text/plain; charset=utf-8 23056 2021-04-28T09:02:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17763 2024-09-08T09:10:34.205272 application/rdf+xml 13268 2024-09-08T09:10:29.606299 image/jpeg 3404 2024-09-08T09:10:29.427308 image/jpeg 70020 2024-09-08T09:10:28.812304 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia