Definition of hero

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Hero (n.) The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, 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..

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Herodian :: Herodian (n.) One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ..
Shintiism :: Shintiism (n.) One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan. Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead heroes..
Salacious :: Salacious (n.) Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous.
Herodiones :: Herodiones (n. pl.) A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also Herodii..
Nobly :: Nobly (adv.) In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done..
Judas :: Judas (n.) The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
Cultirostral :: Cultirostral (a.) Having a bill shaped like the colter of a plow, or like a knife, as the heron, stork, etc..
Falsely :: Falsely (adv.) In a false manner; erroneously; not truly; perfidiously or treacherously.
Edda :: Edda (n.) The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes..
Doublehearted :: Doublehearted (a.) Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous.
Prime :: Prime (a.) Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
Concupiscent :: Concupiscent (a.) Having sexual lust; libidinous; lustful; lecherous; salacious.
Decorate :: Decorate (v. t.) To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors..
Cherokees :: Cherokees (n. pl.) An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly settled in the Indian Territory, and have become one of the most civilized of the Indian Tribes..
Synanthesis :: Synantherous (a.) Having the stamens united by their anthers; as, synantherous flowers..
Antheroid :: Antheroid (a.) Resembling an anther.
Gallant :: Gallant (a.) Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer..
Unfaithful :: Unfaithful (a.) Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant..
Bluebeard :: Bluebeard (n.) The hero of a mediaeval French nursery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate..
Frank :: Frank (n.) The common heron; -- so called from its note.
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