Hera. Wife of Zeus. Queen of gods. = Juno.

Heracles. Son of Zeus, noted for his twelve labours. =Hercules.

Herald. Medieval officer who conveyed messages between opposing leaders.

Hercules, Tower of. Roman lighthouse in Spain, still in use.

Herder, Johann von. 1744-1803. German Sturm and Drang Nationalist writer. Stimulated Romanticism.

Hermaphroditus. Greek deity with male and female attributes.

Herschel, William. 1738-1822. German/English astronomer, discovered Uranus 1781.

Hertz, Heinrich. 1857-94. German physicist: electromagnetic waves.

Herzen, Aleksandr. 1812-70. Russian revolutionary writer.

Herzl, Theodor. 1860-1904. Hungarian/Austrian writer. Founder of Zionism. The Jewish State 1896.

Hesiod. c800BC. Greek poet. Works and Days.

Hesperides. Nymphs who guarded Hera’s tree of golden apples.

Hess. Rudolph. 1894-1987. German Nazi leader. Flew to Scotland, 1941. Sentenced to life at Nuremberg.

Hesse, Hermann. 1877-1962. German/Swiss writer of psychological, mystical. Siddharta 1922. Steppenwolf 1927. Magister Ludi 1943.

Heyerdahl, Thor. 1914-2002. Norwegian anthropologist. Expeditions: Kon-Tiki 1947, Ra II 1969.

Hiawatha. 15C Onondaga chief, legendary founder of League of 5 nations. Longfellow.

Hickock, James (Wild Bill). 1837-76. US frontier lawman.

Hidalgo, Miguel. 1753-1811. Led Mexican Revolution with Allende.

Hieroglyphics. c3400BC-500. Egyptian picture writing system. Rosetta Stone.

Highland Garb Act. 1746-82. Prohibited wearing of tartan.

Hill, Mildred and Patty. Wrote Happy Birthday 1893.

Hillary, Sir Edmund. 1919-2008. New Zealand, first to climb Mt. Everest, 1953, with Tenzig Norgay.

Hillary, William. Founder of English Royal National Lifeboat Institute, 1824.

Hillel. c30BC-9. Jewish commentator. 7 Rules for interpreting Bible.

Hindenburg. German zeppelin, explodes 1937 in New Jersey, kills 36.

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