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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos).
Proper noun
Herostratos
- Alternative form of Herostratus.
1919, Francis Sullivan, “Other Things We Forgot”, in The Will of the People, Los Angeles, Calif.: The Ray Publishing Co., page 56:Let us suppose that, struck like Herostratos with the idea of perpetuating his name by some strange extravagance, he should decide to distribute his treasure equally amongst his countrymen.
1941, Halvdan Koht, “Quisling and other Traitors”, in “The War in Norway”, in Norway: Neutral and Invaded, London; Melbourne, Vic.: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., page 97:Of course the arch-traitor was Major Quisling, who has, like Herostratos, made sure that his name will go down to posterity, since it has become the generic term for a traitor.
2005, Albert Borowitz, “Introduction”, in Terrorism for Self-Glorification: The Herostratos Syndrome, Kent, Oh.; London: The Kent State University Press, →ISBN, page xv:The elusive Osama does not seem bent on surrendering his life for the cause, but even suicide bombers may be moved, like Herostratos, by a wish to enhance and perpetuate their own sense of importance.