hero

Summary

hero is a stock character^[1].

Key Facts

• hero's instance of is recorded as stock character^[2].
• hero is a type of imaginary character^[3].
• hero is part of heroic lay^[4].
• hero is part of monomyth^[5].
• hero is part of heroic ballad^[6].
• hero is part of heroic drama^[7].
• hero is part of heroic fantasy^[8].
• hero is part of heroic romance^[9].
• hero is part of heroic poetry^[10].
• hero is part of adventure fiction^[11].
• hero is the opposite of villain^[12].
• hero is the opposite of antihero^[13].
• hero is the opposite of protagonist^[14].
• hero's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fictional heroes^[15].
• hero's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as hero^[16].
• hero's described by source is recorded as Heroes and Heroines of Fiction^[17].
• hero's has characteristic is recorded as heroism^[18].
• hero's different from is recorded as hero^[19].
• hero's female form of label is recorded as herojė^[20].
• hero's female form of label is recorded as героиня^[21].
• hero's female form of label is recorded as heroína^[22].
• hero's female form of label is recorded as héroïne^[23].
• hero's male form of label is recorded as herojus^[24].
• hero's male form of label is recorded as герой^[25].
• hero's male form of label is recorded as heroe^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

hero's instance of is recorded as stock character^[2]. hero is a type of imaginary character^[3]. Recorded opposite of include villain^[12], antihero^[13], and protagonist^[14].

Use and Application

Part of include heroic lay^[4]; monomyth^[5], a concept^[27]; heroic ballad^[6], a music genre^[28]; heroic drama^[7], a theatrical genre^[29]; heroic fantasy^[8], a fantasy genre^[30]; and heroic romance^[9], a novel genre^[31].