Herostratus

English

Alternative forms

• Herostratos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos).

Proper noun

Herostratus

1. an Ancient Greek arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in order to become famous

Derived terms

• herostratic
• herostratic fame

Translations

ancient arsonist

• Armenian: Հերոստրատ (Herostrat)
• French: Érostrate (fr)
• German: Herostratos
• Greek: Ηρόστρατος (el) (Iróstratos)

  Ancient: Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos)

• Italian: Erostrato
• Latin: Hērostratus
• Polish: Herostrates m
• Russian: Геростра́т (ru) m (Gerostrát)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /heːˈros.tra.tus/, [heːˈrɔs̠t̪rät̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈros.tra.tus/, [eˈrɔst̪rät̪us]

Proper noun

Hērostratus m sg (genitive Hērostratī); second declension

1. Herostratus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hērostratus
Genitive	Hērostratī
Dative	Hērostratō
Accusative	Hērostratum
Ablative	Hērostratō
Vocative	Hērostrate

References

• Herostratus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Herostratus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray