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*  Hero, in Greek myth, was the priestess of [[Aphrodite]] for whom her lover Leander swam the [[Dardanelles|Hellespont]] each night.
 
*  Hero, in Greek myth, was the priestess of [[Aphrodite]] for whom her lover Leander swam the [[Dardanelles|Hellespont]] each night.
  
== See Also ==
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==See Also==
 
* [[Gallery of American Heroes]]
 
* [[Gallery of American Heroes]]
* [[Veterans]]
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* [[Fictional American Heroes]]
* [[Oath Keepers]]
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* [[Gallery of British Heroes]]
*A darker protagonist, the [[anti-hero]]
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* [[Bravery]], [[Duty]], [[Courage]]
*[[Gallery of American Heroes]]
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* [[Veteran]]s
*[[Fictional American Heroes]]
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* [[Memorial Day]], [[Veterans Day]], [[Remembrance Day]]
*[[Gallery of British Heroes]]
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* [[Oath Keepers]] - Support and defend the [[unalienable rights]] of [[America]]
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* A darker protagonist, the [[anti-hero]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

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File:Japanese elderly woman Rikuzentakata Iwate Prefecture.jpg
Braving in snow, an elderly woman carries water bottles on her bicycle in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, five days after an earthquake and a tsunami devastated northeastern coastal towns in Japan (2011).

A hero is a literary figure who is a person of virtue, and usually the protagonist of a story. They usually believe in honour and have strong morals. A well-known example of a hero would be Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars films.

It also means:

  • A person noted for special achievement in a particular field.
  • A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life. [1]
  • The name of a character in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare.
  • Hero of Alexandria, a first century Greek engineer/inventer
  • Hero, in Greek myth, was the priestess of Aphrodite for whom her lover Leander swam the Hellespont each night.

See Also

References

  1. Hero TheFreeDictionary.