Evelyn Pickering De Morgan
British, 1850 - 1919
Hero Holding the Beacon for Leander
Date: 1885
Courtesy The De Morgan Centre
Hero and Leander lived in ancient Greece. Hero was a priestess at the temple of Venus and Leander was her mortal lover. At nights Leander would swim to Hero guided through the waters by the beacon she held. When Leander drowned during a storm, Hero threw herself into the sea, and drowned also.
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