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==Hero worship==
==Hero worship==
[[File:Singer Sargent, John - Hercules - 1921.jpg|right|350px|thumb|[[Hercules]] battling a [[hydra]].
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Hercules is a Greek [[Myth|mythological]] hero known for his strength, courage, and many adventures.]]
'''Hero worship''' commonly refers to disproportionate or excessive admiration for anyone who is regarded as a [[hero]]; for example, first responders, law enforcement, military, and sports figures, people who have unexpectedly manifested unusual courage, anyone culturally influential or famous for almost any reason in the [[Media|public media]], any individual who appears to the admirer to embody fascinating, extraordinary, and admirable qualities. The hero worshipper may adopt methods of identifying with the chosen hero, including imitation of clothing, hairstyles, and manners of speech and behavior. Americans have been accused of idealizing "frontier" violence, "larger-than-life" colorful outlaws who defy conventional standards of public morality, who "bend the rules", and of admiring shrewdly clever, intelligent criminal behavior in film and literature. Extremes of imitative hero worship can become [[obsession]]s, leading to [[Vigilante|vigilantism]], gratuitous violence, and stalking of famous persons.
'''Hero worship''' commonly refers to disproportionate or excessive admiration for anyone who is regarded as a [[hero]]; for example, first responders, law enforcement, military, and sports figures, people who have unexpectedly manifested unusual courage, anyone culturally influential or famous for almost any reason in the [[Media|public media]], any individual who appears to the admirer to embody fascinating, extraordinary, and admirable qualities. The hero worshipper may adopt methods of identifying with the chosen hero, including imitation of clothing, hairstyles, and manners of speech and behavior. Americans have been accused of idealizing "frontier" violence, "larger-than-life" colorful outlaws who defy conventional standards of public morality, who "bend the rules", and of admiring shrewdly clever, intelligent criminal behavior in film and literature. Extremes of imitative hero worship can become [[obsession]]s, leading to [[Vigilante|vigilantism]], gratuitous violence, and stalking of famous persons.