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How do you use Heroides in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Heroides in a sentence

Using Heroides

  • In the example corpus, heroides often appears in combinations such as: the heroides, ovid's heroides.

Context around Heroides

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 33 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

though 1× take 1×

Sentence patterns with Heroides

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the heroides were composed 1× ovid s heroides 15 is 1× ovid s heroides though at 1× the heroides take the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ovid s heroides 2× it is probably 1× the heroides take 1×

Common sentence endings:

heroides were composed 1× heroines from mythology 1× of sappho s 1× their own mythology 1×

Words around Heroides

Just before it in the word index:

heroics 129 heroically 42 heroic 654 heroes 2.469 heroe 2 herodotus 168

Just after it in the word index:

heroin 837 heroine 276 heroines 89 heroism 190 herold 22 herolds 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Heroides

  • In this selection, "heroides" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, though and take stand out and add context to how "heroides" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the heroides were composed and ovid s heroides 15 is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "heroides" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with heroides

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It is probably in this period, if they are indeed by Ovid, that the double letters (16–21) in the Heroides were composed. (23 words)

Ovid's Heroides —though at first glance fictitious love letters—are described by Ovid himself as a new literary form, and can be read as character studies of famous heroines from mythology. (32 words)

The Heroides take the form of letters addressed by famous mythological characters to their partners expressing their emotions at being separated from them, pleas for their return, and allusions to their future actions within their own mythology. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

Ovid's Heroides 15 is written as a letter from Sappho to her supposed love Phaon, and when it was first re-discovered in the 15th century was thought to be a translation of an authentic letter of Sappho's. (40 words)

The Heroides take the form of letters addressed by famous mythological characters to their partners expressing their emotions at being separated from them, pleas for their return, and allusions to their future actions within their own mythology. (37 words)

Ovid's Heroides —though at first glance fictitious love letters—are described by Ovid himself as a new literary form, and can be read as character studies of famous heroines from mythology. (32 words)

Example sentences (4)

It is probably in this period, if they are indeed by Ovid, that the double letters (16–21) in the Heroides were composed.

Ovid's Heroides 15 is written as a letter from Sappho to her supposed love Phaon, and when it was first re-discovered in the 15th century was thought to be a translation of an authentic letter of Sappho's.

Ovid's Heroides —though at first glance fictitious love letters—are described by Ovid himself as a new literary form, and can be read as character studies of famous heroines from mythology.

The Heroides take the form of letters addressed by famous mythological characters to their partners expressing their emotions at being separated from them, pleas for their return, and allusions to their future actions within their own mythology.

Common combinations with heroides

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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