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Hero: Encyclopedia - Hero
From the Greek cognate ηρως, in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female) is an eminent character who quintessentiall...
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Hero: Encyclopedia Ii - Hero - The Greek Hero
Homer applies the Greek word ηρως to all free men who were fighting in the Trojan War. Another epic poet, Hesiod, uses it in the cont...
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Hero: Encyclopedia Ii - Hero - Overview
A person normally becomes a hero by performing an extraordinary and praiseworthy deed. Traditional deeds are slaying of monsters and savi...
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Hero: Encyclopedia Ii - Hero - Later European History
The classic hero often came with what Lord Raglan (a descendant of the FitzRoy Somerset, Lord Raglan) termed a "potted biography" made up...
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