""Hero and Leander"" is a narrative poem written by Christopher Marlowe in the late 16th century. The poem tells the tragic love story of two young lovers, Hero, a priestess of Venus, and Leander, a young man from Abydos. The two fall in love at first sight and begin a secret affair, with Leander swimming across the Hellespont each night to be with Hero. However, their love is thwarted by a storm that causes Leander to drown on his way to Hero's tower...
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