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protagonist

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idol

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Synonyms for hero

a person revered especially for noble courage

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Synonyms for hero

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

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the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

someone who fights for a cause

Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits

(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her

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a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)

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11-32) aborde principalement la question de la nature du heros national.
Si celle-ci envisage comme heros ceux-la seuls que l'Etat-nation designe comme tels, cette seconde partie met l'accent, a travers des etudes de cas (Finlande, Serbie, Suede, Portugal, Italie), sur les paradoxes des heros, c'est-a-dire sur les heros manques ou dechus, sur les heros potentiels ou controverses, etc.
In a cursory examination of more recent heroes and their heroism, three things stand out: self-sacrifice, an uncommon humility, and involvement in a cause or calling.
"Nowadays, celebrities have become a form of hero," Weingarten tells JS.
Although Tolkien's story is a very modern one, the association of hero and killing tool is a very old one.