Look up: hero

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   Hero
   woman from Roman legend; her parents compelled her to be a celibate priestess to Venus in Sestos; during a festival, a handsome young man named Leander saw Hero and instantly fell in love with her; she also fell in love with him, but they could not marry because of her parents` objections; in order to meet each night in secret, Leander swam across the Hellespont, guided by the lantern that Hero set in her tower and, in the morning, he returned across the Hellespont; one night when a wind blew out Hero`s lantern, Leander became lost while swimming and drowned; Hero discovered his body on the shore and killed herself by jumping out her tower`s window.
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   Hero
   Hero is the daughter of Leonato.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php
   
   
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   HERO
   HERO is an abbreviation for Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
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   hero
   [Noun] Plural form: heroes. The main character in a film, play or book who has superhuman strength or shows great courage.
   Example: Superman is a hero because he shows great courage and has saved lots of lives.
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   hero
   [n] - Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) 2. [n] - a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength 3. [n] - (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits 4. [n] - (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her 5. [n] - the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
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   HERO
   Higher Education & Research Opportunities - Gateway to HEIs and FEs
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   HERO
   Higher Education Reach Out Fund.
   Found on http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/educationov
   
   
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   HERO
   hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance
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   HERO
   Health Enhancement Research Organization
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    Hero
    He'ro noun ; plural Heroes . [ French héros , Latin heros , Greek ....] 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, ...
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    hero
    Origin: F. Heros, L. Heros, Gr. ... 1. 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 i ...
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    hero
    noun the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
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    Hero
    Hero of Alexandria noun Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
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    Hero
    A `hero` (Greek: ), in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demi-god, the offspring of a mortal and a deity. Later, hero (male) and `heroine` (female) came to refer to characters that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice, that is, `heroism`, for some greater good, originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence. Th...
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    Hero
    • (n.) 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 Aeneas in the Aeneid. • (n.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. • (n.) A m...
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    Hero
    (from the article `Much Ado About Nothing`) Shakespeare sets up a contrast between the conventional Claudio and Hero, who have the usual expectations of each other, and Beatrice and Benedick, ...
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    hero
    in literature, broadly, the main character in a literary work; the term is also used in a specialized sense for any figure celebrated in the ancient ... [13 related articles]
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    Hero
    Hero is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `Brave Defender` Alternative meanings (Latin) Mythical Daughter of Priam The name Hero doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Hero seems to be unique!
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    hero
    Either very objectively the main character of a story or play or more subjectively a good and brave person.
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    hero
    hero, in Greek religion, famous person, who after his death, was worshiped as quasi-divine. The heroes might be actual great men and women, real or imaginary ancestors, or “faded” gods and goddesses (i.e., ancient gods who for some reason were demoted to human status). Homer treats his h...
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    Hero
    Hero, in Greek mythology, priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos. Her lover, Leander, swam the Hellespont nightly from Abydos to see her. During a storm the light by which she guided him blew out, and he drowned. Hero, in despair, then threw herself into the sea. Christopher Marlowe's poem Hero and Leande...
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    Hero
    Hero, Greek mathematician: see Heron of Alexandria.
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