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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hero \He"ro\, n.; pl {Heroes}. [F. h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr ?.] 1. (Myth.) 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 [AE]neas in the [AE]neid. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hero n 1: a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain" 2: the principle character in a play or movie or novel or poem 3: someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {fighter}, {paladin}] 4: (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god 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 [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
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