Hero - Types of hero cult - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Hero: Encyclopedia - Hero
From the Greek cognate ηρως, in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female) is an eminent character who quintessentiall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hero: Encyclopedia Ii - Hero - The Validity Of The Hero In Historical Studies
Philosopher Hegel gave a central role to the "hero", personalized by Napoleon, as the incarnation of a particular culture's Volkgeist, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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...   » Read the article