Wondering how to use Hieron in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Hieron meaning
A surname.
Using Hieron
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, hieron often appears in combinations such as: and hieron.
Context around Hieron
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hieron
- In this selection, "hieron" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, celebrate, promontory, celebrating and sanctuary stand out and add context to how "hieron" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include makron and hieron that von and ode celebrating hieron s first. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hieron" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hieron
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A second cup at the Met by Makron and Hieron that von Bothmer also restored from pottery fragments. (18 words)
The Hieron (Sanctuary) of Apollo adjacent to the Sacred Lake, was the place where the god was said to have been born. (22 words)
It was at the Pythian Games that prominent political leaders, such as Cleisthenes, the tyrant of Sikyon, and Hieron, the tyrant of Syracuse, competed with their chariots. (27 words)
Soon he was competing with Pindar for commissions from the leading families of Aegina and, in 476 BC, their rivalry seems to have reached the highest levels when Bacchylides composed an ode celebrating Hieron's first victory at the Olympian Games (Ode 5). (43 words)
Pindar was not commissioned to celebrate Hieron's subsequent victory in the chariot race at the Olympic Games in 468 BC – this, the most prestigious of Hieron's victories, was however celebrated by Bacchylides (Ode 3). (36 words)
When Hieron of Syracuse presented a golden statuette of the goddess to Rome, the Senate had it placed in the temple of Capitoline Jupiter among the greatest (and most sacred) deities. (31 words)
Example sentences (7)
Pindar was not commissioned to celebrate Hieron's subsequent victory in the chariot race at the Olympic Games in 468 BC – this, the most prestigious of Hieron's victories, was however celebrated by Bacchylides (Ode 3).
A second cup at the Met by Makron and Hieron that von Bothmer also restored from pottery fragments.
It was at the Pythian Games that prominent political leaders, such as Cleisthenes, the tyrant of Sikyon, and Hieron, the tyrant of Syracuse, competed with their chariots.
Apparently, Pytheas said that tides ended at the "sacred promontory" (Hieron akrōtērion, or Sagres Point ), and from there to Gades is said to be 5 days' sail.
Soon he was competing with Pindar for commissions from the leading families of Aegina and, in 476 BC, their rivalry seems to have reached the highest levels when Bacchylides composed an ode celebrating Hieron's first victory at the Olympian Games (Ode 5).
The Hieron (Sanctuary) of Apollo adjacent to the Sacred Lake, was the place where the god was said to have been born.
When Hieron of Syracuse presented a golden statuette of the goddess to Rome, the Senate had it placed in the temple of Capitoline Jupiter among the greatest (and most sacred) deities.
Common combinations with hieron
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: