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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἡρῷον
- Latin · derived fromhērōon
- English todayheroon
From Latin hērōon, from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), from ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
heroon
Today it means: A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb. Full definition →
Latin hērōon ← Ancient Greek ἡρῷον