Hero

Hero in Wikipedia

A hero (heroine for females) (Ancient Greek: ἥρως, hḗrōs), in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion.[1] Later, hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, di...

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Hero in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Ἥρω), the name of three mythical personages, one a daughter of Danaus (Hyg. Fab. 170), the second a daughter of Priam (Hyg. Fab. 90), and respecting the third, see LEANDER. - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, William Smith, Ed....

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