hero
n.
very brave person, one who has committed a courageous act; primary male character (of a story, play, etc.); male character who commits great deeds and is regarded as a god (Classical Mythology); priestess of Aphrodite (Greek Mythology)
Hero
A Hero (
Greek ), in
Greek mythology and
folklore, was originally a
demi-god, the offspring of a mortal and a deity. Later, hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display
courage and the will for
self-sacrifice, that is, heroism, for some greater
good, originally of
martial courage or excellence but extended to more general
moral excellence.
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Hero (disambiguation)
Hero
Noun
1. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
(synonym) Heron, Hero of Alexandria
(hypernym) mathematician
2. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
hero
Noun
1. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
(hypernym) leader
(hyponym) Arminius, Armin, Hermann
2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
(hypernym) character, role, theatrical role, part, persona
3. someone who fights for a cause
(synonym) champion, fighter, paladin
(hypernym) defender, guardian, protector, shielder
4. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) classical mythology
5. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
(synonym) bomber, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
(hypernym) sandwich
Hero
(n.)
The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid.
(n.)
An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.
(n.)
A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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