Hero and LeanderMaddox & Gray, 1927 - 82 Seiten Hero and Leander is a mythological short epic by the famous English writer and dramatist Christopher Marlowe. When Marlowe was killed after being accused of blasphemy, he left the poem unfinished to be later completed by George Chapman. The poem follows the love story between the two Greek mythological characters Hero and Leander which was first narrated in the works of the two ancient poets Musaeus Grammaticus and Ovid. Hero is a priestess of the goddess Venus to whom she has made a vow of chastity, yet she falls in love with Leander, a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the narrow sea passage known as the Hellespont. Leander, who promises to cross the Hellespont every night to reach his beloved, gets in trouble with Neptune, the god of the seas. When he eventually comes at Hero's door, he has to make use of his guile and physical beauty to seduce his coy beloved. At this point starts Chapman's contribution to accompany the two lovers until Leander drowns in the sea on his way to Hero. Watching her lover's dead body from her high tower, the latter decides to throw herself and die by his side. |
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... Neptune's might : The one Abydos , the other Sestos hight . At Sestos , Hero dwelt ; Hero the fair , Whom young Apollo courted for her hair , And offer'd as a dower his burning throne , Where she should sit , for men to gaze upon . The ...
... Neptune's might : The one Abydos , the other Sestos hight . At Sestos , Hero dwelt ; Hero the fair , Whom young Apollo courted for her hair , And offer'd as a dower his burning throne , Where she should sit , for men to gaze upon . The ...
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... swims t ' Abydos , and returns :, Cold Neptune with his beauty burns ; Whose suit he shuns , and doth aspire Hero's fair tower and his desire . a THE SECOND SESTIAD By this , sad Hero , 20 HERO AND LEANDER THE SECOND SESTIAD ...
... swims t ' Abydos , and returns :, Cold Neptune with his beauty burns ; Whose suit he shuns , and doth aspire Hero's fair tower and his desire . a THE SECOND SESTIAD By this , sad Hero , 20 HERO AND LEANDER THE SECOND SESTIAD ...
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... Neptune and his train abode . The lusty god embrac'd him , call'd him " love , " And swore he never should return to Jove : But when he knew it was not Ganymed , For under water he was almost dead , He heav'd him up , and , looking on ...
... Neptune and his train abode . The lusty god embrac'd him , call'd him " love , " And swore he never should return to Jove : But when he knew it was not Ganymed , For under water he was almost dead , He heav'd him up , and , looking on ...
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... Neptune follow him . Whereat aghast , the poor soul gan to cry , " O , let me visit Hero ere I die ! " The god put Helle's bracelet on his arm , And swore the sea should never do him harm . He clapp'd his plump cheeks , with his tresses ...
... Neptune follow him . Whereat aghast , the poor soul gan to cry , " O , let me visit Hero ere I die ! " The god put Helle's bracelet on his arm , And swore the sea should never do him harm . He clapp'd his plump cheeks , with his tresses ...
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... Neptune felt . In gentle breasts Relenting thoughts , remorse , and pity rests ; And who have hard hearts and obdurate minds , But vicious , hare - brain'd , and illiterate hinds ? The god , seeing him with pity to be mov'd , Thereon ...
... Neptune felt . In gentle breasts Relenting thoughts , remorse , and pity rests ; And who have hard hearts and obdurate minds , But vicious , hare - brain'd , and illiterate hinds ? The god , seeing him with pity to be mov'd , Thereon ...
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Abydos Alcmane altar amorous arms beauty Beauty's bliss blood bosom breast bright call'd chaste cheeks CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours confits countenance Cupid Cyclops dear death deeds delight Destinies doth earth embrac'd enamour'd enter'd Eucharis eyes face Fates fear feast FIFTH SESTIAD figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst gentle GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace grief hair hand haste hate hath heart heaven Hellespont HERO AND LEANDER holy fire honour Hymen Jove kiss kiss'd Leucote light limb lips live look look'd lov'd Love's lovers maid maidenhead Marlowe Morpheus Musaeus naked naught Neptune never night nuptial nymph poor Proteus rich rites robe rude sacred sacrifice SECOND SESTIAD SESTIAD The Argument Sestos shin'd shine sight soul spake star stay'd stood striv'd sweet swim Teras thee thence THIRD SESTIAD thou thought torch turn'd unto us'd Venus view'd virgin virtue vow'd vows waves Wherewith Winds wish'd wrought youth