Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Heroic Age

That age of a nation which comes between the purely mythical period and the historic. This is the age when the sons of the gods take unto themselves the daughters of men, and the offspring partake of the twofold character.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Heroic Medicines
Heroes scratched off Church-doors
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