he·ro
[heer-oh]
1.
a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for hisbrave deeds and noble qualities.
From dictionary.com
(hîr'ō) 
n., pl., -roes.
n., pl., -roes.
1.
In mythology and legend, a man, often of divine ancestry,
who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his bold
exploits, and favored by the gods
From Answers.com
In the
two definitions above, of those two definitions got almost the same meanings,
they both include courage and bravery and ability and his great deed and
actions, but they also have a lot of
descriptions and additional meaning that makes them different of each other.
The
meaning from answers .com says that a hero has to be from a legend or a
mythology, the meaning form dictionary.com didn’t mention this. I disagree with
the meaning from answers.com, since a hero can be from modern days as well,
like a firefighter or a doctor who sacrifice their time or got themselves into
danger to save others.
The
meaning for answers.com also includes being favored by god, which we don’t know
if it is true or not, but I don’t think heros have to be favored by god to be hero’s,
in fact, a lot of hero dies to save others.
I think
I prefer the meaning from dictionary.com since it is short and to the point,
the one from answers.com however, is too long and adds terms that does not
really have to be there and messes up the meaning. It contradicts with people
who are called a hero, and I does not necessary have to be favored by gods
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