heroes

1. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strengthExamples: "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"Synonyms: hero

2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poemSynonyms: hero

3. someone who fights for a causeSynonyms: champion, fighter, hero, paladin

4. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)Synonyms: Hero, Hero of Alexandria, Heron

5. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a godSynonyms: hero

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