Time to be Heroes

What exactly is a hero? Well let's find out... here are some definitions!

 

hero, female also heroine (PERSON) noun [C]

A person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great, or the main character in a book, film or play, esp. one who is admired for their good qualities

1. A man of distinguished valor, intrepidity or enterprise in danger; as a hero in arms.

2. A great, illustrious or extraordinary person; as a hero in learning. [Little used.]

3. In a poem, or romance, the principal personage, 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.

4. In pagan mythology, a hero was an illustrious person, mortal indeed, but supposed by the populace to partake of immortality, and after his death to be placed among the gods.

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An anti-hero is the central character in a play, book or film who does not possess traditionally heroic qualities, such as bravery, and is admired instead for what society generally considers to be weaknesses and faults.

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Hero worship is a feeling of extreme admiration for someone, imagining that they have qualities or abilities that are better than anyone else's.

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Now let's read the stories and see which category they fall in. I am sure you will enjoy reading them as much as I did!

My Favorite Hero... By Operative Curlly

Protect and Serve By Operative Sherry

Change of Venue By Operative DragonLady

 

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