Talk:Hero and Leander

Comments

I would venture to say that with regards to Adam Guettel's "Hero and Leander," it is not spoken from Leander's perspective, but rather from the perspective of one who suggests that he might be such a Leander to another's Hero. Perhaps this should be changed? 68.180.77.14 (talk) 21:48, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

another Shakespeare allusion

AS YOU LIKE IT has another allusion, though it is specifically to Marlowe's poem rather than the original legend:

"Dead Shepherd (i.e. Marlowe) now I find thy saw of might / Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight?"

CharlesTheBold (talk) 15:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Another allusion from Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet: Mercutio says 'Now is he for the numbers/ that Petrarch flowed in: Laura to his lady was but a/ kitchen-wench; marry, she had a better love to/ be-rhyme her; Dido a dowdy; Cleopatra a gipsy;/ Helen and Hero hildings and harlots; Thisbe a grey/ eye or so, but not to the purpose.' Cariel (talk) 19:17, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Was Leander a Trojan?

Was Leander a Trojan? In the end, Abydos was a town in the Troad.--80.141.189.198 (talk) 15:50, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• No, he wasn't. 'Trojan' refers to the city/town of Troja, not to the Troad region.--77.188.69.88 (talk) 22:31, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Byron's 'Poem written after swimming from Sestos to Abydos' (On Hero and Leander's topic)??

It's on WikiSource and I think it ought to be mentioned here [[1]]--187.232.249.144 (talk) 21:32, 9 December 2012 (UTC) --187.232.132.237 (talk) 23:20, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Another Reference in German culture

There is the German ballad 'Es waren zwei Königskinder' that is loosely based on the myth. (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es_waren_zwei_K%C3%B6nigskinder)--77.188.69.88 (talk) 22:34, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Cultural Reference - Liszt

Franz Liszt recounts the myth in Ballade 2 in B minor. However this is ultimately anecdotal and may be a mis-remembered reference to Orpheus and Eurydice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.107.175.101 (talk) 22:29, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

"Hero (Greek mythology)" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Hero (Greek mythology). The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 August 28#Hero (Greek mythology) until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 10:01, 28 August 2020 (UTC)