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Joan of Arc is considered a heroine of France for her role in helping France during the Hundred Years' War. A hero or heroine is the main character of a story who faces danger and adversity through bravery, strength, or intelligence, often sacrificing themselves for the greater good. The concept of a hero first came from ancient literature about military figures who strived for conquest while following a flawed honor code, though the definition has changed over time to refer to people admired for great or brave acts. Examples of heroes throughout history include mythological figures, historical icons like Joan of Arc and Gandhi, and modern social heroes such as Rosa Parks.

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Hero

Joan of Arc is considered a heroine of France for her role in helping France during the Hundred Years' War. A hero or heroine is the main character of a story who faces danger and adversity through bravery, strength, or intelligence, often sacrificing themselves for the greater good. The concept of a hero first came from ancient literature about military figures who strived for conquest while following a flawed honor code, though the definition has changed over time to refer to people admired for great or brave acts. Examples of heroes throughout history include mythological figures, historical icons like Joan of Arc and Gandhi, and modern social heroes such as Rosa Parks.

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Hero

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation), Heroes (disambiguation) and Heroine (disambiguation).
"Heroism" and "Heroic" redirect here. For the film, see Heroism (film). For the racehorse, see Heroic
(horse).
"Heroine" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Heroin. For other uses, see Heroine
(disambiguation).

Joan of Arc is considered a heroine of France for her role in the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a
Roman Catholic saint

A hero (masculine) or heroine (feminine) is a person or main character of a literary work who, in the
face of danger, combats adversity through impressive feats of ingenuity, bravery or strength, often
sacrificing his or her own personal concerns for some greater good.
The concept of the hero was first founded in classical literature. It is the main or revered character
in heroic epic poetry celebrated through ancient legends of a people; often striving for military
conquest and living by a continually flawed personal honor code. [1] The definition of a hero has
changed throughout time, and the Merriam Webster dictionary defines a hero as "a person who is
admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities". [2] Examples of heroes range from mythological
figures, such as Gilgamesh, Achilles and Iphigenia, to historical figures, such as Joan of
Arc and Gandhi, to modern societal heroes like Rosa Parks.

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