Superheroes

HERO (MASCULINE) OR HEROINE (FEMININE) IS A PERSON OR MAIN CHARACTER OF A LITERARY WORK WHO, IN THE FACE OF DANGER, COMBATS ADVERSITY THROUGH FEATS OF INGENUITY, BRAVERY OR STRENGTH, OFTEN SACRIFICING THEIR OWN PERSONAL CONCERNS FOR A GREATER GOOD. THE GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES, SUCH AS HERCULES, ACHILLES AND PERSEUS, TO HISTORICAL FIGURES, SUCH AS JOAN OF ARC AND FICTIONAL SUPERHEROES, INCLUDING IRONMAN AND THE FLASH.