- person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. - the chief male character in a book, play, or movie, who is ty

- person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. - the chief male character in a book, play, or movie, who is typically identified with good qualities, and with whom the reader is expected to sympathize. - (in mythology and folklore) a person of superhuman qualities and often semidivine origin, in particular one whose exploits were the subject of ancient Greek myths.