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heroA hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
is a person who performs extraordinary deeds for the benefit of others.
Hero may also refer to:
- Hero (title)
The title of Hero is presented by various governments in recognition of acts of self-sacrifice to the state, and great achievements in combat or labor. It is originally a Soviet-type honor, and is continued by several nations including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. It was also awarded to cities and...
, a title presented by governments to their citizens for great achievements
- A demigod worshipped in the Greek hero cult
Hero cults were one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion. In Homeric Greek, "hero" refers to a man who was fighting on either side during the Trojan War...
- Hero and Leander
Hero and Leander is a Greek myth, relating the story of Hērō , a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos, at the edge of the Hellespont, and Leander , a young man from Abydos on the other side of the strait...
, a Greek legend
- Hero of Alexandria
Hero of Alexandria . was an ancient Greek mathematician who was a resident of a Roman province ; he was also an engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria...
, ancient mathematician
- Hero the younger
Hero the younger is the name given without any sufficient reason to a Byzantine land-surveyor who wrote a treatise on land-surveying modelled on the works of Hero of Alexandria, especially the Dioptra.-Literature:...
, ancient Greek physicist
- Hero (singer)
Kim Jaejoong , better known by his stage names, Hero, Youngwoong Jaejoong and , is a Korean singer-songwriter, composer and occasional actor...
, stage name of a member of the Korean boy band TVXQ
- Hero (2007 film)
HERO is a film based on the 2001 popular TV series of the same name.Casting of this movie, with the original casts from the TV series, includes the new casts from the special drama, which aired in 2006...
, a Japanese film based on the TV series of the same name
- Hero (2002 film)
Hero is a 2002 Chinese wuxia film, directed by Zhang Yimou with music by Tan Dun. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the movie is loosely based on the legendary Jing Ke....
, a Chinese martial arts film
- Hero (1997 film), a Hong Kong film directed by Corey Yuen
Corey Yuen Kwai is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and producer. He was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes.-Life and career:...
- Hero (1992 film)
Hero is a comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Chevy Chase, and Joan Cusack. It was released in the United States on 20 October 1992.-Plot:...
, an American comedic drama
- Hero (1987 film)
Hero is the official documentary film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico.The film was narrated by Michael Caine and the music score was written by Rick Wakeman...
, a documentary about the 1986 FIFA World Cup
- Hero (1985 film)
Hero is 1985 a Pakistani Urdu colour film starring Waheed Murad, Babra Sharif, Mumtaz, Aslam Pervaiz, Saqi, Adil Murad and Nadeem . It was produced by Waheed himself and directed by his close friend Iqbal Yousuf. Waheed Murad died leaving this film incomplete...
, a Pakistani action film
- Hero (1983 film)
Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi film by Subhash Ghai. Jackie Shroff played the lead role, also called "Jackie", and achieved stardom overnight. Actress Meenakshi Sheshadri, who had been crowned Miss India in 1981 and played the lead female role in the film, gained popularity after this movie.-Plot:The...
, a Bollywood film
- The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Anil Sharma. The film stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta and Priyanka Chopra. It was the third highest grossing film of the year. It grossed 88 crores.- Plot :...
, a 2003 Bollywood action-adventure
- Heroism (film)
Heroism is a 1958 film by Andrzej Munk. It is composed of two separate film novels, each featuring the Polish concept of heroism and a role of a hero.Eroica won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1959 Mar del Plata Film Festival....
, a 1958 Polish war drama
- Hero (album)
Hero is an American Gospel music album released in 2005 by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records. It is the 8th album by Franklin. Hero was certified as Gold by the RIAA on ....
, by Kirk FranklinKirk Dwayne Franklin is an American Gospel music singer and author and is most notably known as the leader of urban contemporary gospel choirs such as the Family, God's Property and 1NC .-Early years:...
- Hero (van Canto album)
Hero is the second studio album by German a cappella metal band van Canto, released on September 26, 2008. It is the follow up to 2006's A Storm to Come on GUN records/Sony BMG...
, by van Cantovan Canto is an a cappella metal band from Germany, founded in 2006. It is composed of five singers and a drummer.van Canto fuses a cappella with heavy/speed metal, creating what they call "a capella metal"...
- Heroine (album)
Heroine is the second full-length album by From First to Last, and was released on March 21, 2006. It is the band's most successful album, reaching #25 on the Billboard 200 and receiving positive reviews. Wes Borland played bass on the album, Jon Weisberg having been kicked out of the band in late...
, by From First to LastFrom First to Last is an American post-hardcore band from Valdosta, Georgia. The band released their first EP titled Aesthetic in 2003 with vocalist Phillip Reardon, followed by Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count in 2004 and Heroine in 2006, both with vocalist Sonny Moore...
- Heroine, an album by the Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries is a Canadian pop band made up of married couple Roberta Carter-Harrison and Ken Harrison, who are also, respectively, a physiotherapist and a doctor by trade...
- HEROINE (Minori Chihara album)
HEROINE is Minori Chihara's first solo album. It is also the first of her recorded singing works.-Track listing:##"jellybeans"#### "NAKED HEART"# "Emotional"##...
- Hero (Charlotte Perrelli album)
Hero is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli released on 23 April 2008. The album includes the song Hero which was Charlotte's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The album also included the 2 digital singles 'Bullet' & 'Addicted'...
- "Hero" (Mariah Carey song)
"Hero" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and recorded for Carey's fourth album, Music Box...
- "Hero" (Chad Kroeger song)
"Hero" is a single by Chad Kroeger, the lead singer of Nickelback, recorded in 2002 by Kroeger; Josey Scott, the lead singer of Saliva; Tyler Connolly, guitarist and lead singer of Theory of a Deadman; Paul Iverson - bassist of Strange Advance; Mike Kroeger, bassist of Nickelback; Matt Cameron,...
, featured in the film Spider-Man
- "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias song)
"Hero" is a single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second English album Escape and was written for his good friend Simon Baxendale.Enrique first released the song to radio in November 2001 to a positive critical and commercial reception...
- "Hero" (Nas song)
"Hero" is a 2008 song and lead single from Nas' untitled album. The song features singer Keri Hilson and production by Polow da Don. This song was also featured on the special edition of Madden NFL 09....
- "Hero" (Superchick song)
"Hero" is a 2002 single from Superchick. It first appeared on their album, Last One Picked, and received a Red Pill remix on Regeneration. It reached number one on the Christian Rock chart and enjoyed play on both Christian and mainstream radio stations....
- "Hero" (Charlotte Perrelli song)
"Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008...
- "Hero" (Europe song)
"Hero" is a 2004 single released by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released on September 20, 2004, as the second single from the band's album Start from the Dark...
- "Hero/Heroine"
"Hero/Heroine" is a single from Boys Like Girls' eponymous debut album. It was originally released as the first single, along with a music video, but it did not chart in its initial run at radio....
, a song by Boys Like Girls
- "Hero" (David Crosby song)
"Hero" is a single performed by David Crosby from his third studio album Thousand Roads. The song features Phil Collins singing backing vocals, and playing the drums....
, a song by David Crosby and Phil Collins on the album Thousand Roads
- "Hero", a song by Bethany Dillon on the album Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- "Hero", a song by Darren Hayes on the album The Tension and the Spark
The Tension and the Spark is the 2004 album by Darren Hayes.-Track listing:# "Darkness" – 5:17# "I Like the Way" – 5:04# "Light" – 4:54# "Pop!ular" – 3:53# "Dublin Sky" – 4:35# "Hero" – 4:26...
- "Hero", a song by Ministry, featured in the game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is the sequel to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It expands on the game play of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and is the fourth installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft.The game...
- "Hero", a song by Ozzy Osbourne on the album No Rest for the Wicked
No Rest for the Wicked is the fifth studio album by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on October 22 1988 and was re-issued / remastered on August 22 1995 and again on June 25 2002. The album was certified gold in December 1989 and has since gone double platinum. No Rest for the Wicked is the first...
- "Hero", a song by Linnéa Handberg Lund
Linnéa Handberg Lund, also known as Papaya , Miss Papaya, or Lynn. Born Linnéa Handberg 22 October, Hillerød, Denmark, a Danish eurodance musician...
- "Hero", a song by Machinae Supremacy
Machinae Supremacy is a band from Luleå, Sweden that combines modern heavy metal and alternative rock with chiptunes. Self-defined as "SID metal", many of their songs use a SidStation that features the SID chip of the Commodore 64...
- "Hero", a song by Skillet
- "Heroine", a song by Nami Tamaki on the album Make Progress
Make Progress is the 2nd album from Japanese pop singer Nami Tamaki. The album became Nami Tamaki's first number one album and most successful to date.- Tracklist :#Fly Away#Reason#Daybreak#Future Step#Truth...
- "Hero/Heroine
"Hero/Heroine" is a single from Boys Like Girls' eponymous debut album. It was originally released as the first single, along with a music video, but it did not chart in its initial run at radio....
, a song by Boys Like Girls
- !Hero
!Hero is a rock opera about Jesus. It is based on the question, "What if Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?". After the original tour in 2003 ended, it was released on DVD, CD, and was written into a trilogy of novels and series of comic books....
, a rock opera
- Justin Cassell
Justin "Hero" Cassell is a Montserratian calypsonian, popularly regarded as one of the pioneers of calypso from Montserrat. He began performing in the 1950s. His brother is Arrow, who is easily the most famous musician in Montserratian history....
, a calypso musician
- A character in the Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart....
- Hero (TV channel)
- Hero (TV series)
Hero is a Japanese drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2001. In 2006, a two-hour special miniseries for the television series was broadcast.Hero holds the average drama TV rating record over the 25 years in Japan...
- "Hero" (Angel), a 1999 episode of Angel
- "Hero" (Battlestar Galactica)
"Hero" is the eighth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, following "A Measure of Salvation". This episode aired on November 17, 2006.-Plot:Survivor Count: 41,421....
, a 2006 episode of Battlestar Galactica
- Captain Hero, a character on the TV series Drawn Together
- H.E.R.O. (comics)
H.E.R.O. is an American comic book series published by DC Comics that started in 2003 and ran for 22 issues. The series was written by Will Pfeifer. Artists included Kano, Leonard Kirk and Dale Eaglesham....
, a comic book series
- Hero, a fictional horse used by the Phantom
- Hero, a character in the web comic RPG World
RPG World is a webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey that took place in the environment of a RPG. While much of the humor and story-telling focused on parody of console role-playing game clichés and tropes the story was also meant to stand on its own...
- Hero Brown, a character in the comic book series Y: The Last Man
Y: The Last Man is a comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, about the only man to survive the apparent simultaneous death of every male mammal on Earth. The series was published in sixty issues by Vertigo, and collected in a series of 10 paperback volumes. The series' covers were...
- Hero or Shen, a character in Dragon Ball media
- Hero (novel)
Hero is a Lambda-winning first novel by openly gay film producer and novelist Perry Moore. The fantasy novel is about a teenage superhero, Thom Creed, who must deal with his ex-superhero father's disgrace, his own sexuality, and a murderer stalking the world's heroes.-Plot summary:Thom Creed is a...
- A character in the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare set in Messina, Sicily. The story concerns a pair of lovers named Claudio and Hero who are due to be married in a week. To pass the time before their wedding day, they conspire with Don Pedro, the prince of Aragon, to trick their...
- H.E.R.O.
H.E.R.O. is a computer and video game published by Activision in 1984. It was developed for the Atari 2600 and later ported to the Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, SEGA SG-1000 and ZX Spectrum...
, a 1984 computer and video game
- Hero Online
Hero Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game produced by Netgame based on a story written by three generations of Chinese novelists. Hero Online is free to play with cash shop items available, much like The Legend of Ares, Scions of Fate, Silkroad Online and many other MMORPG's...
, an online roleplaying game
- Hero System
The Hero System is a generic role-playing game system that developed from the superhero RPG Champions. It is used as the underlying mechanics of other Hero Games role-playing games such as Dark Champions, Fantasy Hero, Star Hero, and Pulp Hero...
, a generic roleplaying game system published by Hero Games
- Hero (helio)
The Hero is a black slider multimedia wireless mobile device. It was sold by Helio, a joint venture between Earthlink and SK Telecom ....
, a wireless mobile device
- HERO (robot)
HERO is the name of several educational robots sold by Heathkit during the 1980s. The Heath Company began the HERO 1 project in October 1979. The first units were available in 1982. Models included the HERO 1, HERO Jr., and HERO 2000. All three were available as kits, or for more money,...
, a series of educational robots
- HTC Hero
The HTC Hero is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series. Notably, it is the first phone of that series to feature a 3.5mm audio jack, multi-touch capability and the HTC Sense experience...
, a smartphone running the Android platform
- HERO'S
Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...
, a mixed martial arts organization
- Chris Hero
Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...
, American professional wrestler
- Hero Cycles, a bicycle manufacturer
- Hero Honda
Hero Honda Motors Limited, based in Delhi, India is a joint venture between the Hero Group of India and Honda of Japan. It has been referred to as the world's biggest manufacturer of 2-wheeled motorized vehicles since 2001, when it produced 1.3 million motorbikes in a single year...
, a motorcycle manufacturer
- Hero Group
Hero is a manufacturer of fruit products , based in Switzerland. Established in 1886 in Lenzburg, in the early 20th century established subsidiaries in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands....
, a fruit product manufacturer
- H.E.R.O. (Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK)
Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK is the official gateway website to the UK higher education system and also serves as an introduction to research organisations and bodies within the UK....
, a website of the United Kingdom educational system
- H.E.R.O.
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heroA hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
is a person who performs extraordinary deeds for the benefit of others.
Hero may also refer to:
Heroic figures
- Hero (title)
The title of Hero is presented by various governments in recognition of acts of self-sacrifice to the state, and great achievements in combat or labor. It is originally a Soviet-type honor, and is continued by several nations including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. It was also awarded to cities and...
, a title presented by governments to their citizens for great achievements
- A demigod worshipped in the Greek hero cult
Hero cults were one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion. In Homeric Greek, "hero" refers to a man who was fighting on either side during the Trojan War...
Given name
- Hero and Leander
Hero and Leander is a Greek myth, relating the story of Hērō , a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos, at the edge of the Hellespont, and Leander , a young man from Abydos on the other side of the strait...
, a Greek legend
- Hero of Alexandria
Hero of Alexandria . was an ancient Greek mathematician who was a resident of a Roman province ; he was also an engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria...
, ancient mathematician
- Hero the younger
Hero the younger is the name given without any sufficient reason to a Byzantine land-surveyor who wrote a treatise on land-surveying modelled on the works of Hero of Alexandria, especially the Dioptra.-Literature:...
, ancient Greek physicist
- Hero (singer)
Kim Jaejoong , better known by his stage names, Hero, Youngwoong Jaejoong and , is a Korean singer-songwriter, composer and occasional actor...
, stage name of a member of the Korean boy band TVXQ
Film
- Hero (2007 film)
HERO is a film based on the 2001 popular TV series of the same name.Casting of this movie, with the original casts from the TV series, includes the new casts from the special drama, which aired in 2006...
, a Japanese film based on the TV series of the same name
- Hero (2002 film)
Hero is a 2002 Chinese wuxia film, directed by Zhang Yimou with music by Tan Dun. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the movie is loosely based on the legendary Jing Ke....
, a Chinese martial arts film
- Hero (1997 film), a Hong Kong film directed by Corey Yuen
Corey Yuen Kwai is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and producer. He was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes.-Life and career:...
- Hero (1992 film)
Hero is a comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Chevy Chase, and Joan Cusack. It was released in the United States on 20 October 1992.-Plot:...
, an American comedic drama
- Hero (1987 film)
Hero is the official documentary film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico.The film was narrated by Michael Caine and the music score was written by Rick Wakeman...
, a documentary about the 1986 FIFA World Cup
- Hero (1985 film)
Hero is 1985 a Pakistani Urdu colour film starring Waheed Murad, Babra Sharif, Mumtaz, Aslam Pervaiz, Saqi, Adil Murad and Nadeem . It was produced by Waheed himself and directed by his close friend Iqbal Yousuf. Waheed Murad died leaving this film incomplete...
, a Pakistani action film
- Hero (1983 film)
Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi film by Subhash Ghai. Jackie Shroff played the lead role, also called "Jackie", and achieved stardom overnight. Actress Meenakshi Sheshadri, who had been crowned Miss India in 1981 and played the lead female role in the film, gained popularity after this movie.-Plot:The...
, a Bollywood film
- The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Anil Sharma. The film stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta and Priyanka Chopra. It was the third highest grossing film of the year. It grossed 88 crores.- Plot :...
, a 2003 Bollywood action-adventure
- Heroism (film)
Heroism is a 1958 film by Andrzej Munk. It is composed of two separate film novels, each featuring the Polish concept of heroism and a role of a hero.Eroica won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1959 Mar del Plata Film Festival....
, a 1958 Polish war drama
Album
- Hero (album)
Hero is an American Gospel music album released in 2005 by Kirk Franklin on GospoCentric Records. It is the 8th album by Franklin. Hero was certified as Gold by the RIAA on ....
, by Kirk FranklinKirk Dwayne Franklin is an American Gospel music singer and author and is most notably known as the leader of urban contemporary gospel choirs such as the Family, God's Property and 1NC .-Early years:...
- Hero (van Canto album)
Hero is the second studio album by German a cappella metal band van Canto, released on September 26, 2008. It is the follow up to 2006's A Storm to Come on GUN records/Sony BMG...
, by van Cantovan Canto is an a cappella metal band from Germany, founded in 2006. It is composed of five singers and a drummer.van Canto fuses a cappella with heavy/speed metal, creating what they call "a capella metal"...
- Heroine (album)
Heroine is the second full-length album by From First to Last, and was released on March 21, 2006. It is the band's most successful album, reaching #25 on the Billboard 200 and receiving positive reviews. Wes Borland played bass on the album, Jon Weisberg having been kicked out of the band in late...
, by From First to LastFrom First to Last is an American post-hardcore band from Valdosta, Georgia. The band released their first EP titled Aesthetic in 2003 with vocalist Phillip Reardon, followed by Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count in 2004 and Heroine in 2006, both with vocalist Sonny Moore...
- Heroine, an album by the Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries is a Canadian pop band made up of married couple Roberta Carter-Harrison and Ken Harrison, who are also, respectively, a physiotherapist and a doctor by trade...
- HEROINE (Minori Chihara album)
HEROINE is Minori Chihara's first solo album. It is also the first of her recorded singing works.-Track listing:##"jellybeans"#### "NAKED HEART"# "Emotional"##...
- Hero (Charlotte Perrelli album)
Hero is an album by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli released on 23 April 2008. The album includes the song Hero which was Charlotte's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The album also included the 2 digital singles 'Bullet' & 'Addicted'...
Song
- "Hero" (Mariah Carey song)
"Hero" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and recorded for Carey's fourth album, Music Box...
- "Hero" (Chad Kroeger song)
"Hero" is a single by Chad Kroeger, the lead singer of Nickelback, recorded in 2002 by Kroeger; Josey Scott, the lead singer of Saliva; Tyler Connolly, guitarist and lead singer of Theory of a Deadman; Paul Iverson - bassist of Strange Advance; Mike Kroeger, bassist of Nickelback; Matt Cameron,...
, featured in the film Spider-Man
- "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias song)
"Hero" is a single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second English album Escape and was written for his good friend Simon Baxendale.Enrique first released the song to radio in November 2001 to a positive critical and commercial reception...
- "Hero" (Nas song)
"Hero" is a 2008 song and lead single from Nas' untitled album. The song features singer Keri Hilson and production by Polow da Don. This song was also featured on the special edition of Madden NFL 09....
- "Hero" (Superchick song)
"Hero" is a 2002 single from Superchick. It first appeared on their album, Last One Picked, and received a Red Pill remix on Regeneration. It reached number one on the Christian Rock chart and enjoyed play on both Christian and mainstream radio stations....
- "Hero" (Charlotte Perrelli song)
"Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008...
- "Hero" (Europe song)
"Hero" is a 2004 single released by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released on September 20, 2004, as the second single from the band's album Start from the Dark...
- "Hero/Heroine"
"Hero/Heroine" is a single from Boys Like Girls' eponymous debut album. It was originally released as the first single, along with a music video, but it did not chart in its initial run at radio....
, a song by Boys Like Girls
- "Hero" (David Crosby song)
"Hero" is a single performed by David Crosby from his third studio album Thousand Roads. The song features Phil Collins singing backing vocals, and playing the drums....
, a song by David Crosby and Phil Collins on the album Thousand Roads
- "Hero", a song by Bethany Dillon on the album Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- "Hero", a song by Darren Hayes on the album The Tension and the Spark
The Tension and the Spark is the 2004 album by Darren Hayes.-Track listing:# "Darkness" – 5:17# "I Like the Way" – 5:04# "Light" – 4:54# "Pop!ular" – 3:53# "Dublin Sky" – 4:35# "Hero" – 4:26...
- "Hero", a song by Ministry, featured in the game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is the sequel to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It expands on the game play of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and is the fourth installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft.The game...
- "Hero", a song by Ozzy Osbourne on the album No Rest for the Wicked
No Rest for the Wicked is the fifth studio album by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on October 22 1988 and was re-issued / remastered on August 22 1995 and again on June 25 2002. The album was certified gold in December 1989 and has since gone double platinum. No Rest for the Wicked is the first...
- "Hero", a song by Linnéa Handberg Lund
Linnéa Handberg Lund, also known as Papaya , Miss Papaya, or Lynn. Born Linnéa Handberg 22 October, Hillerød, Denmark, a Danish eurodance musician...
- "Hero", a song by Machinae Supremacy
Machinae Supremacy is a band from Luleå, Sweden that combines modern heavy metal and alternative rock with chiptunes. Self-defined as "SID metal", many of their songs use a SidStation that features the SID chip of the Commodore 64...
- "Hero", a song by Skillet
- "Heroine", a song by Nami Tamaki on the album Make Progress
Make Progress is the 2nd album from Japanese pop singer Nami Tamaki. The album became Nami Tamaki's first number one album and most successful to date.- Tracklist :#Fly Away#Reason#Daybreak#Future Step#Truth...
- "Hero/Heroine
"Hero/Heroine" is a single from Boys Like Girls' eponymous debut album. It was originally released as the first single, along with a music video, but it did not chart in its initial run at radio....
, a song by Boys Like Girls
Other
- !Hero
!Hero is a rock opera about Jesus. It is based on the question, "What if Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?". After the original tour in 2003 ended, it was released on DVD, CD, and was written into a trilogy of novels and series of comic books....
, a rock opera
- Justin Cassell
Justin "Hero" Cassell is a Montserratian calypsonian, popularly regarded as one of the pioneers of calypso from Montserrat. He began performing in the 1950s. His brother is Arrow, who is easily the most famous musician in Montserratian history....
, a calypso musician
- A character in the Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart....
Television
- Hero (TV channel)
- Hero (TV series)
Hero is a Japanese drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2001. In 2006, a two-hour special miniseries for the television series was broadcast.Hero holds the average drama TV rating record over the 25 years in Japan...
- "Hero" (Angel), a 1999 episode of Angel
- "Hero" (Battlestar Galactica)
"Hero" is the eighth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, following "A Measure of Salvation". This episode aired on November 17, 2006.-Plot:Survivor Count: 41,421....
, a 2006 episode of Battlestar Galactica
- Captain Hero, a character on the TV series Drawn Together
Comics
- H.E.R.O. (comics)
H.E.R.O. is an American comic book series published by DC Comics that started in 2003 and ran for 22 issues. The series was written by Will Pfeifer. Artists included Kano, Leonard Kirk and Dale Eaglesham....
, a comic book series
- Hero, a fictional horse used by the Phantom
- Hero, a character in the web comic RPG World
RPG World is a webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey that took place in the environment of a RPG. While much of the humor and story-telling focused on parody of console role-playing game clichés and tropes the story was also meant to stand on its own...
- Hero Brown, a character in the comic book series Y: The Last Man
Y: The Last Man is a comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, about the only man to survive the apparent simultaneous death of every male mammal on Earth. The series was published in sixty issues by Vertigo, and collected in a series of 10 paperback volumes. The series' covers were...
- Hero or Shen, a character in Dragon Ball media
Literature
- Hero (novel)
Hero is a Lambda-winning first novel by openly gay film producer and novelist Perry Moore. The fantasy novel is about a teenage superhero, Thom Creed, who must deal with his ex-superhero father's disgrace, his own sexuality, and a murderer stalking the world's heroes.-Plot summary:Thom Creed is a...
- A character in the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare set in Messina, Sicily. The story concerns a pair of lovers named Claudio and Hero who are due to be married in a week. To pass the time before their wedding day, they conspire with Don Pedro, the prince of Aragon, to trick their...
Gaming
- H.E.R.O.
H.E.R.O. is a computer and video game published by Activision in 1984. It was developed for the Atari 2600 and later ported to the Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, SEGA SG-1000 and ZX Spectrum...
, a 1984 computer and video game
- Hero Online
Hero Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game produced by Netgame based on a story written by three generations of Chinese novelists. Hero Online is free to play with cash shop items available, much like The Legend of Ares, Scions of Fate, Silkroad Online and many other MMORPG's...
, an online roleplaying game
- Hero System
The Hero System is a generic role-playing game system that developed from the superhero RPG Champions. It is used as the underlying mechanics of other Hero Games role-playing games such as Dark Champions, Fantasy Hero, Star Hero, and Pulp Hero...
, a generic roleplaying game system published by Hero Games
Technology
- Hero (helio)
The Hero is a black slider multimedia wireless mobile device. It was sold by Helio, a joint venture between Earthlink and SK Telecom ....
, a wireless mobile device
- HERO (robot)
HERO is the name of several educational robots sold by Heathkit during the 1980s. The Heath Company began the HERO 1 project in October 1979. The first units were available in 1982. Models included the HERO 1, HERO Jr., and HERO 2000. All three were available as kits, or for more money,...
, a series of educational robots
- HTC Hero
The HTC Hero is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series. Notably, it is the first phone of that series to feature a 3.5mm audio jack, multi-touch capability and the HTC Sense experience...
, a smartphone running the Android platform
Sports
- HERO'S
Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...
, a mixed martial arts organization
- Chris Hero
Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...
, American professional wrestler
Manufacturing companies
- Hero Cycles, a bicycle manufacturer
- Hero Honda
Hero Honda Motors Limited, based in Delhi, India is a joint venture between the Hero Group of India and Honda of Japan. It has been referred to as the world's biggest manufacturer of 2-wheeled motorized vehicles since 2001, when it produced 1.3 million motorbikes in a single year...
, a motorcycle manufacturer
- Hero Group
Hero is a manufacturer of fruit products , based in Switzerland. Established in 1886 in Lenzburg, in the early 20th century established subsidiaries in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands....
, a fruit product manufacturer
Other uses
- H.E.R.O. (Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK)
Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK is the official gateway website to the UK higher education system and also serves as an introduction to research organisations and bodies within the UK....
, a website of the United Kingdom educational system
- H.E.R.O. (Highway Emergency Response Operator), a program of the Georgia Department of Transportation
- Heroic (horse)
Heroic was a great Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and a champion sire.-Breeding:Heroic was sired by Valais , his dam was Chersonese by Cyglad. This made him inbred twice in the 3rd generation to Cyllene and in the 3rd and 4th generations to Illuminata through the half sisters Gas, dam of...
, an Australian racehorse
- A locomotive of the South Devon Railway Dido class
The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
- HMS Hero
Six Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Hero:, a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1759, a prison ship after 1793, renamed Rochester in 1800, and broken up 1810, a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1803 and wrecked in 1811, a 74-gun third-rate launched in September 1816, renamed Wellington in December,...
, the name of six ships of the British Royal Navy
- Hero, a British sloop used by Nathaniel B. Palmer to explore the Antarctic Peninsula between 1820 and 1822
- Hero Parade
The Hero Parade was an annual gay and lesbian Parade through the streets of Auckland, New Zealand, in the 1990s. The last Parade was in 2001. It was the showpiece of the Hero Festival in Auckland which runs to the present day...
, a gay pride parade in New Zealand
- Hero sandwich
- Hyper extremely red objects (HEROs) are astronomical energy sources that radiate mainly in the red part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and have unusually high levels of infrared emission. These are thought to be very highly redshift
In physics and astronomy, redshift occurs when electromagnetic radiation—usually visible light—emitted or reflected by an object is shifted towards the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum due to the Doppler effect or other gravitationally-induced effects...
ed galaxiesA galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars and stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and an important but poorly understood component tentatively dubbed dark matter. The name is from the Greek root galaxias [γαλαξίας], meaning "milky," a reference...
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See also
- Heros (disambiguation)
- Heroes (disambiguation)
- Heroin (disambiguation)
Heroin is an opioid drug, but the term may also refer to:* Heroin , a hardcore emo band* "Heroin" , a 1967 song by The Velvet Underground* "Heroin" , a 1993 cover of the Velvet Underground song, by Billy Idol....
- The Hero (disambiguation)
- Antihero
- Superhero
A superhero is "a fictional character of unprecedented powers dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest"...