heroonn.

Brit.

/hɪəˈrəʊɒn/, U.S.

/hɪˈroʊˌɑn/

Inflections: Plural heroa.

Forms:

α. 1600s heroüm, 1700s– heroum.

β. 1800s heröon, 1800s herôon, 1800s– heroön, 1800s– heroon, 1900s– hêrôon.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French heroüm; Latin hērōum; Greek ἡρῷον.

Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < (i) Middle French heroüm (1562 in Du Pinet's translation of Pliny in the passage translated in quot. 1601), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin hērōum shrine of a hero < ancient Greek ἡρῷον shrine of a hero, use as noun (probably short for ἡρῷον ἱερόν heroic shrine or ἡρῷον ἕδος heroic seat) of neuter of ἡρώιος (also ἡρῷος ) of a hero < ἥρως hero n. + -ιος , suffix forming adjectives. In β. forms directly < ancient Greek ἡρῷον.In plural form heroa after the Latin and Greek plural forms.

Ancient Greek History.

Originally: a temple or sanctuary dedicated to a hero (hero n. 1), often containing or marking the hero's (supposed) tomb. Later also: a sepulchral monument in the form of a small temple.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > [noun] > over tomb > type of

hearse1552

heroon1601

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turbeh1687

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. x. v. 273 In memoriall hereof, the inhabitants of Sestos..erected in that very place a stately monument, such as they cal Heroüm [Fr. Heroüm, L. heroum], dedicated in the name of Iupiter and the virgin.

1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor 111 Searching about, we found..an inscription, which has belonged to an heroum or sepulchre.

1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. 298 The Heroa of Theseus and Pirithous.

1883 A. S. Murray Hist. Greek Sculpt. II. 289 The heröon at Gjölbaschi in Lycia.

1904 T. R. Glover Stud. Virgil iv. 89 A hêrôon of Aeneas in Ambracia.

1950 Antiquity 24 131 Dyggve himself has excavated such a Heroon at Kalydon.

1991 Greece & Rome 38 118 The site itself boasts houses, a Christian basilica, heroön, hotel,..temple of Zeus and altar, and stadium.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heroon
释义	heroonn. Brit. /hɪəˈrəʊɒn/, U.S. /hɪˈroʊˌɑn/ Inflections: Plural heroa. Forms: α. 1600s heroüm, 1700s– heroum. β. 1800s heröon, 1800s herôon, 1800s– heroön, 1800s– heroon, 1900s– hêrôon. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French heroüm; Latin hērōum; Greek ἡρῷον. Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < (i) Middle French heroüm (1562 in Du Pinet's translation of Pliny in the passage translated in quot. 1601), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin hērōum shrine of a hero < ancient Greek ἡρῷον shrine of a hero, use as noun (probably short for ἡρῷον ἱερόν heroic shrine or ἡρῷον ἕδος heroic seat) of neuter of ἡρώιος (also ἡρῷος ) of a hero < ἥρως hero n. + -ιος , suffix forming adjectives. In β. forms directly < ancient Greek ἡρῷον.In plural form heroa after the Latin and Greek plural forms. Ancient Greek History. Originally: a temple or sanctuary dedicated to a hero (hero n. 1), often containing or marking the hero's (supposed) tomb. Later also: a sepulchral monument in the form of a small temple. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > [noun] > over tomb > type of hearse1552 heroon1601 altar tomb1631 turbeh1687 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. x. v. 273 In memoriall hereof, the inhabitants of Sestos..erected in that very place a stately monument, such as they cal Heroüm [Fr. Heroüm, L. heroum], dedicated in the name of Iupiter and the virgin. 1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor 111 Searching about, we found..an inscription, which has belonged to an heroum or sepulchre. 1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. 298 The Heroa of Theseus and Pirithous. 1883 A. S. Murray Hist. Greek Sculpt. II. 289 The heröon at Gjölbaschi in Lycia. 1904 T. R. Glover Stud. Virgil iv. 89 A hêrôon of Aeneas in Ambracia. 1950 Antiquity 24 131 Dyggve himself has excavated such a Heroon at Kalydon. 1991 Greece & Rome 38 118 The site itself boasts houses, a Christian basilica, heroön, hotel,..temple of Zeus and altar, and stadium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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