<P> Succumbing to Leander 's soft words and to his argument that Aphrodite , as the goddess of love , would scorn the worship of a virgin , Hero allowed him to make love to her . Their trysts lasted through a warm summer . But one stormy winter night , the waves tossed Leander in the sea and the breezes blew out Hero 's light ; Leander lost his way and drowned . When Hero saw his dead body , she threw herself over the edge of the tower to her death to be with him . </P>
in greek mythology the lover of hero who drowned while trying to swim across hellespont
Leander