herostratic fame

From herostratic +‎ fame. Herostratic is derived from Herostratus (learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos), from Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā, “Greek goddess of marriage, women, and family”) + στρᾰτός (stratós, “army, military force; band or body of men; common people”)) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Herostratus (died c. 356 B.C.E.) was a Greek arsonist who sought fame by destroying the second Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (now in Izmir Province, Turkey), according to tradition by setting fire to it on 21 July 356 B.C.E., the birth date of Alexander the Great.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhɪəɹəʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhɪɹoʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/
• Rhymes: -eɪm
• Hyphenation: he‧ro‧strat‧ic fame

herostratic fame (uncountable)

1. Fame (or infamy) won through crime, destruction, or some other misdeed.

• Herostratic fame

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