Hiero or hieron (; , "holy place" or "sacred place") is an ancient Greek
shrine
A shrine ( "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred space">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ...: ''escri ...
,
temple
A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temples" in Engli ...
, or
temple precinct.
Hiero may also refer to:
People
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Hiero I of Syracuse, tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily from 478 to 467 BC
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Hiero II of Syracuse
Hiero II (; also Hieron ; ; c. 308 BC – 215 BC) was the Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Greek Sicily, from 275 to 215 BC, and the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelon. He was a former general of Pyrrhus ...
, tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily from 275 to 215 BC
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Hieron (potter), a 5th-century BC potter associated with
Makron (vase painter)
Makron was an ancient Greek vase painter active in Athens ca. 490–480 BC. Though only one signed example of his work is known to have survived, some 350 vases have been attributed to him by Sir John Beazley, making him one of the best survivin ...
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Georg Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus
Georg Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus (1846–1921) was a European botanist of German extraction. He was born in Silesia and died in Berlin.
He began his career as a medical student in Zürich and Bern from 1868 to 1870, but became interested in b ...
(author abbrev.: Hiero.) (1846–1921), German botanist
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Jay Hieron
Jay Hieron (born July 29, 1976) is an American actor, stuntman and former mixed martial artist. Hieron was the final IFL Welterweight Champion, competing for the Los Angeles Anacondas, and has also competed in the UFC, WEC, Affliction, ...
(born 1976), American mixed martial artist
Arts and entertainment
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''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
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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
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Hieroglyphics (group)
Hieroglyphics, also known as the Hieroglyphics Crew and Hiero, is an American Alternative hip hop, underground hip hop Musical collective, collective based in Oakland, California. The group includes founder Del the Funky Homosapien, fellow rappe ...
, also known as Hiero, an American hip-hop group
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Hiéron du Val d'Or, a French esoteric Catholic secret society
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Hiero (project), an open-source distributed ledger technology
See also
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Hiera (disambiguation)
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Hieros (disambiguation)
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