· a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"

Hypernym(s): leader

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

Hypernym(s): character, role, theatrical_role, part, persona

· someone who fights for a cause

Synonym(s): champion, fighter, paladin

Hypernym(s): defender, guardian, protector, shielder

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

Synonym(s): Hero, Heron, Hero_of_Alexandria

· (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

Hypernym(s): mythical_being

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

Synonym(s): Hero

· 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); different names are used in different sections of the United States

Synonym(s): bomber, grinder, hero_sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, Italian_sandwich, poor_boy, sub, submarine, submarine_sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep

Hypernym(s): sandwich