herostratic fame

Etymology
is derived from (, from  + ). (died ) was a Greek arsonist who sought fame by destroying the second  at Ephesus (now in Izmir Province, Turkey), according to tradition by setting fire to it on 21 July 356, the birth date of.

Noun

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

Translations

 * Finnish: Herostratuksen maine
 * Georgian: ჰეროსტრატეს დიდება
 * German: herostratischer Ruhm
 * Macedonian: херостратска слава
 * Russian: геростра́това сла́ва, ла́вры Геростра́та