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The Hero
Hero, The (1921), a play by Gilbert Emery. [Belmont Theatre, 80 perf.] Andrew Lane ( Richard Bennett), an insurance salesman, has struggled during the war years to support his wife, his son, his widowed mother, and a Belgian refugee the Lanes had taken in. On the other hand, Andrew's brother,... Read more |
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Hero (Greek)
Hero in Greek mythology, priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos. Her lover, Leander, swam the Hellespont nightly from Abydos to see her. During a storm the light by which she guided him blew out, and he drowned. Hero, in despair, then threw herself into the sea. Christopher Marlowe's poem Hero and... Read more |
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Hero and Leander
Hero and Leander Hero and Leander were famous lovers in Greek mythology. Hero, who lived in the town of Sestos, served as a priestess of the goddess Aphrodite* (Venus). Leander was a youth from the nearby town of Abydos, located across a narrow strip of water called the... Read more |
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Cadwaladr
Cadwaladr or Cadwallader , d. 664?, semilegendary Welsh king, leader of the Celtic resistance against the Anglo-Saxons. Later bards made him a national hero, and Welsh tradition deems him the last Welsh king to wear the crown of Britain.... Read more |
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anti-hero
anti-hero principal character of a modern literary or dramatic work who lacks the attributes of the traditional protagonist or hero. The anti-hero's lack of courage, honesty, or grace, his weaknesses and confusion, often reflect modern man's ambivalence toward traditional moral and social virtues.... Read more |
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The Odyssey
Odyssey, The One of the great epics of ancient Greece, the Odyssey tells the story of the struggles and triumphs of the hero Odysseus as he made his way home after the Trojan War*. Pursued by the sea god Poseidon*, but aided both by his own cunning and by the goddess Athena*, Odysseus overcame... Read more |
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Heroism
326. Heroism (See also Bravery.) Achilles Greek hero without whom Troy could not have been taken. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad ] Aeneas Trojan hero; legendary founder of Roman race. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid ] Argonauts those accompanying Jason to fetch Golden Fleece. [Gk. Myth.: Parrinder, 26] Arjuna ... Read more |
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Odyssey
Odyssey, The One of the great epics of ancient Greece, the Odyssey tells the story of the struggles and triumphs of the hero Odysseus as he made his way home after the Trojan War*. Pursued by the sea god Poseidon*, but aided both by his own cunning and by the goddess Athena*, Odysseus overcame... Read more |
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Washingtons Farewell Address
WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS (17 September 1796) When George Washington was unanimously elected by the Constitutional Convention as the first president of the United States in 1789, the newly forged nation was still deeply uncertain of its own survival. Washington, a towering figure, legendary... Read more |
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Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson The English admiral and naval hero Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), was noted for his bravery and for his victories, including the decisive Battle of Trafalgar. He ranks as the last great naval hero of a proud seafaring nation. Horatio Nelson was born at Burnham... Read more |
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Paterson: My boys can be heroes like bravehearts of '83.
...Jim Aitken's 1983 heroes is providing the class...luck and we had it last year in the Six Nations...the rejuvenated home line-up fielded by new...concentrating on our own game and trying to...has gone on in the last 100 years.' ... |
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Glove story; Score one for innocence! For three young boys who found a hero...
...year-old boys readied themselves...that just might last til eternity...game, in which heroes and fantasies...innocence of a boy who can turn...he became a hero. "Hey No...mentioned. The boys had never heard...Dodgers were ... |
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Football: HUGHES A CLEVER BOY; Eck: Hero Stephen's a real cool customer.(Sport)
...JOHNDOCHERTY ALEX McLEISH last night saluted Easter Road...lot of pressure in the last 15. In years gone by...We have to create our own luck andwe got it with...the players.'' Goal hero Hughes said: ``I thought...Another was cleared off the ... |
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Old boys are not heroes, claims Mick.
...to remember that as the trio line up for Aston Villa. Phillips...understandable given that his own players were jeered by Sunderland fans during the side's last Premiership home game - the crushing...team. 'Kevin Phillips, by his own admission, said he ... |
 "The Beacon News - Aurora (IL)")
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`YOU ARE MY HERO' | BOY'S LETTER THANKS OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER
...charged. The boy's flesh wounds...7:40 p.m. last Thursday. Still...else. You are my hero. Love, Justin...court and in the line of fire. "A...This was the last thing on my mind...You put your own life on the ... |
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Reward for walking wounded New boy is hero for makeshift Newcastle
...After having survived two assaults on their own goal, Louis Saha being denied on both...scored within two minutes of the restart. Last night it was Scholes. Doubling his goal...kept United at bay, with a header off the line at the death. |
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Aussies are silenced by golden boys; England's relay heroes stun home crowd...
...over Australia in their own backyard and an individual...fashion with a stunning last 50m in which he overhauled...the Australians in their own backyard. They've stuffed...vindication of his hard-line philosophies. He punched...s proteges came good ... |
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Beim of light for Borthwick boys; 1) Try hero: Beim in action against Jonah...
...way of crossing the try line. The All Blacks have...expected to win the World Cup last October and theyfear they...and tickets wereunsold last night for a stadium little...struggled to put Ireland away last week, albeit in the teeth...reflect an anxiety over ... |
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So who wants heroes? Their Boy's Own antics are a menace to us all.(Features)
...entitled to risk his own life by sailing...him. "I'm no hero," said Bullimore...who has spent the last 20 years getting...man? The bottom line is that men are little boys who never grow up...what happens in a Boy's ... |
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Boo boy to local hero; Scouts eye Scotland's new striker.
...footballers as one of their own? Apologies to Hibernian...midfield or in a forward line with a variety of striking...in what would be the last move of his career, would...fearing antics at the last Rangers-Celtic reserve...reaction of the fans. My ... |
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