hero

Noun
  1. A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength (synset 110344679)
    "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
    is a type of: leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
    specific instances:
    • armin, arminius, hermann - German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
    • job - a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
  2. The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem (synset 105938456)
    is a type of: character, part, persona, role, theatrical role - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
  3. Someone who fights for a cause (synset 109925991)
    is a type of: defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
    same as: champion, fighter, paladin
  4. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) (synset 111065101)
    is an instance of:
    same as: hero of alexandria, heron
  5. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits;
    Often the offspring of a mortal and a god (synset 110192757)
    referred to in: classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks
    is a type of: mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
  6. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her (synset 109577426)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is an instance of: mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
  7. 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 (synset 107713570)
    is a type of: sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
    same as: bomber, cuban sandwich, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep

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