Hero cults were one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion. In Homeric Greek, "hero" (ἥρως, hḗrōs) refers to the mortal offspring...

the most prominent cults are those of the saints. In the specific context of the Greek hero cult, Carla Antonaccio wrote: The term cult identifies a pattern...

or cult worship of the hero. They were often erected over his or her supposed tomb or cenotaph. They were erected from the time of archaic Greece to the...

Greek religion can refer to several things, including Ancient Greek religion Greek hero cult Greco-Roman mysteries Hellenistic religion Platonic idealism...

of Olympus. The Greeks called the extraordinary dead – founders of cities and the like – heroes; in the simplest form, Greek hero cult was the burial and...

important role in Ancient Greek religion. These ancient Greek hero cults worshipped heroes from oral epic tradition, with these heroes often bestowing blessings...

within the larger kin group. The ancient Greek hero cult was also a funerary cult; in the original sense, a hero was a deified or semi-divine ancestor,...

of the Roman State Greek hero cult, one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion Cult (film), a Japanese film Cult (TV channel), an Italian...

Hyacinthus (Ancient Greek: Ὑάκινθος, Huákinthos, /hy.á.kin.tʰos, iˈa.cin.θos/) is a deified hero and a lover of Apollo in Greek mythology. His cult at Amyclae...

(c. 10–70 AD), ancient Greek mathematician and engineer Hero (given name), including a list of people with the given name Hero (singer) (Kim Jaejoong...