Herostratus

== English == === Alternative forms === Herostratos === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos). === Proper noun === Herostratus 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 ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [heːˈrɔs.tra.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈrɔs.tra.tus] === Proper noun === Hērostratus m sg (genitive Hērostratī); second declension Herostratus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === 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