Hero
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| [[Image:Oedipus and the Sphinx by Ingres.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Oedipus and the Sphinx]]'' ([[1808]]) by [[Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres]]]] | [[Image:Oedipus and the Sphinx by Ingres.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Oedipus and the Sphinx]]'' ([[1808]]) by [[Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres]]]] | ||
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| A '''Hero''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]] in [[Greek mythology]] and [[folklore]], was originally a [[demi-god]], the [[offpsring 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 [[Goodness and value theory|good]], originally of [[warrior|martial]] courage or excellence but extended to more general [[moral]] excellence. | A '''Hero''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]] in [[Greek mythology]] and [[folklore]], was originally a [[demi-god]], the [[offpsring 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 [[Goodness and value theory|good]], originally of [[warrior|martial]] courage or excellence but extended to more general [[moral]] excellence. | ||
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A Hero (Greek in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demi-god, the offpsring 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.
Stories of heroism may serve as moral examples, impressing a culture's ethical code, especially for the young. In classical antiquity, hero cults, veneration of deified heroes such as Heracles, Perseus, or Achilles, played an important role in Ancient Greek religion. Later emperors employed hero worship for their own apotheosis, that is, cult of personality.
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See also
- Action hero
- Antihero
- Byronic hero
- Culture hero
- Fantasy tropes and conventions
- Folk hero
- Germanic hero
- Heroine
- Heroic nudity
- Reluctant hero
- Romantic hero
- Superhero
- Tragic hero
- Youxia
- List of genres
- Hero of Labour
