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ID: 901001942
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001942
Record Type: Character/Person

Hero (Greek character)

Note: In Greek mythology, virgin priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos, lover of Leander of Abydos.

Names:
Hero (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Hero (Greek character) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Hero and Leander
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Hero and Leander (Greek narrative)) [901000533]
lover of .... Leander
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Leander (Greek character)) [901000534]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... legendary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Hero (Greek character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Hero and Leander," accessed 6 July 2017

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