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