Hero¹

 

in Greek mythology, priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos. Her lover, Leander, swam the Hellespont nightly from Abydos to see her. During a storm the light by which she guided him blew out, and he drowned. Hero, in despair, then threw herself into the sea. Christopher Marlowe's poem Hero and Leander is based on the story.

See also: Heroes (disambiguation)

A hero (male) or heroine (female) is a person of great bravery who performs extraordinary and praiseworthy deeds.

Hero or HERO may also refer to:

People

• Hero of Alexandria, ancient mathematician
• Chris Hero, an American professional wrestler
• Justin "Hero" Cassell, a Montserratian Calypsonian
• Hero the younger, ancient Greek physicist
• Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, in the myth of Hero and Leander.

Literature

• Superhero, a hero with extraordinary powers, usually starring in a comic book, television series, or film
• Anti-hero
• Hero and Leander, a Greek legend
• Hero, of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
• Hero, the horse of The (21st) Phantom
• Hero, of the web comic RPG World
• Hero Brown, in the comic book series Y: The Last Man
• Captain Hero, a character on the Drawn Together animated television series
• Hero (novel), a novel about a gay superhero by Perry Moore

National decorations

• Hero (title)
• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Hero of Socialist Labor
• Hero of Belarus
• Hero of the Russian Federation
• Hero of Ukraine

Media

Film

• Hero (2002 film), (Chinese: 英雄; Pinyin: Yīngxióng) a Chinese film starring Jet Li
• Hero (1995 film), a Hong Kong film starring Jessica Hsuan
• Hero (1992 film), an American film starring Dustin Hoffman
• Hero (Urdu film), a Pakistani film starring Rangeela
• Hero (1986 film), official film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico
• Hero (1983 film), a Bollywood film starring Jackie Shroff
• Heroism (film), a 1958 Polish film

Television

• The Greatest American Hero, an American television series.
• Hero (TV channel), an anime cable channel in the Philippines
• Hero (TV series), a 2001 Japanese drama
• Hero, an Indian television show for kids shown on Hungama TV

Episodes

• Hero (Angel episode), an episode of Angel
• Hero (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of Battlestar Galactica

Music

• !Hero, a rock opera based on the story of Jesus
• Hero (album), a gospel album by singer Kirk Franklin
• Heroine (album), by post-hardcore band From First to Last

Songs

• "Hero", a song by Ozzy Osbourne from his 1988 album No Rest for the Wicked
• "Hero" (Chad Kroeger song), a single from the film Spider-Man and from the Bratz: Fashion Pixiez DVD
• "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias song)
• "Hero" (Mariah Carey song)
• "Hero", a song by the Swedish Metal band Machinae Supremacy
• "Hero", a song by David Crosby and Phil Collins from Crosby's 1993 album Thousand Roads
• "Hero" (Superchick song)
• "Hero", a song by the Australian singer/songwriter Darren Hayes
• "Hero", a song by Bethany Dillon
• "Hero", a song by Nickelback

Comics

• H.E.R.O. (comics), a short-lived comic book series of the early 2000s, loosely based on Dial H for Hero

Gaming

• H.E.R.O. (Helicopter Equipped Rescue Operation), a 1983 computer and video game
• Hero (computer game), an Angband inspired roguelike game written by Brad Miller
• No More Heroes, a video game originally known simply as Heroes
• Hero (Warcraft), a special type of unit in Warcraft III
• Hero System, a generic roleplaying game system published by Hero Games
• Hero online, a MMORPG made by Netgames
• Heroism (computer game)[1], a massively-multiplayer real-time strategy made by ZoopTEK.

Other

• Hero, the name used for the strong safety position by the Penn State Nittany Lions football team
• HERO'S, a mixed martial arts organization based in Japan
• H.E.R.O. (Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK) - official gateway website to the UK higher education system
• H.E.R.O. (Highway Emergency Response Operator) - the name of the Georgia State Dept. of Transportation Highway Emergency Response Units.
• HERO (Health & Education Relief Organization) - a nonprofit to facilitate humanitarian construction projects in Haiti
• HERO (robot), a series of hobby robots formerly sold by Heathkit
• Heroic (horse), champion Australian racehorse and sire of the 1930s
• The Hero Initiative (formerly known as ACTOR), a comic-book-based charity to help creators in need
• Hero Parade, a gay Pride Parade in New Zealand
• Hero sandwich, or submarine sandwich
• Heroes (confectionery), a popular brand of chocolates sold in the UK and Australia (where they are known as Cadbury Favourites)
• Hero (1860 – 1887), one of the eight South Devon Railway Dido class steam locomotives
• Hero (helio), a wireless mobile device manufactured by Pantech Curitel and sold by Helio
• Hero group, A Swiss manufactuer of food products - primarily jams and fruit juices
• There is also a supermarket chain (Primarily in Indonesia) named Hero.

See also

• List of literary works with eponymous heroines
• Heroin (disambiguation)
• The Hero
• HMS Hero, the name of six historical ships of the British Royal Navy

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