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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... might be her sphere ; Grief makes her pale , because she moves not there . His body was as straight as Circe's wand ; Jove might have sipt out nectar from his hand . Even as delicious meat is to the tast , So 6 HERO AND LEANDER.
... might be her sphere ; Grief makes her pale , because she moves not there . His body was as straight as Circe's wand ; Jove might have sipt out nectar from his hand . Even as delicious meat is to the tast , So 6 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... Jove slily stealing from his sister's bed , To dally with Idalian Ganymed , And for his love , Europa , bellowing loud , And tumbling with the Rainbow in a cloud ; Blood - quaffing Mars , heaving the iron net Which limping Vulcan and ...
... Jove slily stealing from his sister's bed , To dally with Idalian Ganymed , And for his love , Europa , bellowing loud , And tumbling with the Rainbow in a cloud ; Blood - quaffing Mars , heaving the iron net Which limping Vulcan and ...
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... Jove's high court . He thus replied : " The rites In which love's beauteous empress most delights , Are banquets , Doric music , midnight revel , Plays , masks , and all that stern age counteth evil . Thee as a holy idiot doth she scorn ...
... Jove's high court . He thus replied : " The rites In which love's beauteous empress most delights , Are banquets , Doric music , midnight revel , Plays , masks , and all that stern age counteth evil . Thee as a holy idiot doth she scorn ...
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... Jove - born Mercury , The self - same day that he asleep had laid Enchanted Argus , spied a country maid , Whose careless hair , instead of pearl t'adorn it , Glister'd with dew , as one that seem'd to scorn it ; Her breath as fragrant ...
... Jove - born Mercury , The self - same day that he asleep had laid Enchanted Argus , spied a country maid , Whose careless hair , instead of pearl t'adorn it , Glister'd with dew , as one that seem'd to scorn it ; Her breath as fragrant ...
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... Jove's cup And gave it to his simple rustic love , fill'd ) , Which being known , as what is hid from Jove ? - He inly storm'd , and wax'd more furious Than for the fire filch'd by Prometheus ; And thrusts him down from heaven . He ...
... Jove's cup And gave it to his simple rustic love , fill'd ) , Which being known , as what is hid from Jove ? - He inly storm'd , and wax'd more furious Than for the fire filch'd by Prometheus ; And thrusts him down from heaven . He ...
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Abydos Alcmane amorous arms Atheism Beauty's blood bosom breast bright bullrushes call'd chaste CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours conceits countenance Cupid dear death deeds deity delight Dissembling doth earth Eucharis eyes face fair fair ladies Fates fear feast figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace hair hand hath heart heaven held hell Hellespont HERO AND LEANDER Hero's sacrifice holy holy fire honour Hymen iron thunders Jove joys kiss kiss'd Leucote light limb live look look'd lov'd love's lovers maid maidenhead Marlowe Musaeus naked naught neck Neptune never night nuptial nymph Peristera pierc'd rites robe rude sacred scarf scrip secret fire sense SESTIAD The Argument Sestos shin'd shine shriek sight slain soul spake spirits star stay'd stood striv'd sweet swim thee thence thou thought torch tower turn'd us'd Venus view'd virgin virtue vow'd vows waves wish'd wrought youth