What is a hero?  The dictionary defines a hero as "a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities."a war hero” or “as Webter merriweather defines it as a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability. Wikipedia defines it as ”. A hero is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly solely gender-specific terms, hero is often used to refer to both men and women, though heroine only refers to women