HEROS
Noun
heros
Misspelling of heroes.
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