The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story.
the leading male/female character, usually larger than life, sometimes almost godlike. See antihero, protagonist, and villain.
The protagonist of the monomyth described by Campbell and Leeming. Such characters tend to be both round and dynamic. According to Frazer, the hero's forerunners were the shaman and the divine king, figures who had direct access to extraordinary spiritual energies. Through psychological identification with these figures, a community could vicariously gain access to spiritual energies. As this suggests, heroes are those with whom we tend to identify ourselves; they are our proxies. The hero's quest for individuation symbolizes the journey we must all make.
the main good female character in a work of fiction
a female principal character in a literary work or drama
a female tantric DEITY, embodying WISDOM
a very admirable character as well as respectful
a woman who experiences a remarkable event and endures it in such a way as to be a benefit to mankind
A mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent that is endowed with great strength or ability. The word is often broadly applied to the principle male or female character in a literary or dramatic work. See Protagonist
a person who displays great courage; someone admired for qualities or achievements and regarded as a role model. Who is your heroine or hero? Why
the main female protagonist in a romance novel.
The principal sympathetic character (male or female) in a literary work. Heroes and heroines typically exhibit admirable traits: idealism, courage, and integrity, for example. Famous heroes and heroines include Pip in Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, the anonymous narrator in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, and Sethe in Toni Morrison's Beloved. (Compare with Antagonist, anti-hero, and protagonist.)