Hiero
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Hiero or hieron (/ˈhaɪərɒn/; Ancient Greek: ἱερόν, lit. "holy place" or "sacred place") is an ancient Greek shrine, temple, or temple precinct.
Hiero may also refer to:
People
[edit]- Hiero I of Syracuse, tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily from 478 to 467 BC
- Hiero II of Syracuse, tyrant of Syracuse from 275 to 215 BC
- Hieron (potter), a 5th-century BC potter associated with Makron (vase painter)
- Georg Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus (author abbrev.: Hiero.) (1846–1921), German botanist
- Jay Hieron (born 1976), American mixed martial artist
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Hiero (Xenophon), a dialogue by Xenophon
- Hiero Desteen, the protagonist and titular character of the novels Hiero's Journey and The Unforsaken Hiero
Other uses
[edit]- Hieron (Caria), an ancient city and former bishopric Caria, Anatolia, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see Hieron
- A series of aircraft engines designed and manufactured by Otto Hieronimus, such as the Hiero 6
- Hieroglyphics (group), also known as Hiero, an American hip-hop group
- Hiéron du Val d'Or, a French esoteric Catholic secret society
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with Hiero
- All pages with titles containing Hiero
- Hieros (disambiguation)
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