HEROES

HERO

hero

(noun) the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep

(noun) 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

Hero

(noun) (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her

champion, fighter, hero, paladin

(noun) someone who fights for a cause

hero

(noun) (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

hero

(noun) a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; “RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain”

Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria

(noun) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

heroes

plural of hero

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Source: Wiktionary

HERO

He"ro, n.; pl. Heroes. Etym: [F. héros, L. heros, Gr.

1. (Myth.)

Definition: An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.

2. 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. Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. Emerson.

3. 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 Æneas in the Æneid. The shining quality of an epic hero. Dryden. Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes. Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition