Definition of Heroe

1. hero [n -S] - See also: hero

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heroe

herniotomy
herniæ
herns
hernshaw
hernshaws
hero
hero-worship
hero call
hero calls
hero sandwich
hero worship
hero worshiper
hero worshipper
heroa
herodiones
heroe (current term)
heroes
heroess
heroesses
heroic
heroic couplet
heroic meter
heroic meters
heroic poem
heroic poetry
heroic stanza
heroic tale
heroic verse
heroical
heroically

Literary usage of Heroe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis by Virgil (1721)
"Thus the heroe of .Homer was a Grecian, of Virgil a Roman, ... when I -come to the Manners which the Poet gives bis heroe: J muft prepare that Subject, ..."

2. A Literary Source-book of the German Renaissance by Merrick Whitcomb (1899)
"... Desiderius Erasmus, in the heroe* of the Reformation series, Putnams, NY, 1899. TWO COLLOQUIES.1 /. Naufragium. A. These are dreadful things that you ..."

3. Roraima and British Guiana: With a Glance at Bermuda, the West Indies, and by John Whetham Boddam-Whetham (1879)
"We obtained our passports and tickets, and at the hour of sailing were informed that our vessel—the " heroe de Abril "—was in the hands of the sheriff and ..."

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