"Hero" meaning in Latin

See Hero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈheː.roː/ [Classical], [ˈheːroː] [Classical], /ˈe.ro/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈɛːro] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡρώ (Hērṓ). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|la|grc|Ἡρώ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek Ἡρώ (Hērṓ), {{bor+|la|grc|Ἡρώ}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡρώ (Hērṓ) Head templates: {{la-prop|Hērō<4.Callisto>}} Hērō f sg (genitive Hērūs); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Hērō<4.Callisto>}} Forms: Hērō [canonical, feminine, singular], Hērūs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Hērō [nominative, singular], Hērūs [genitive, singular], Hērō [dative, singular], Hērō [accusative, singular], Hērō [ablative, singular], Hērō [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Hero (priestess of Aphrodite, loved by Leander) Tags: Greek, declension-4 Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Hero-la-name-yReyiPcc Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 53 11 36 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the fourth declension: 40 29 31 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (Greek mythology) Hero (one of the Danaïdes) Tags: Greek, declension-4 Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Hero-la-name-Q1QShens Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  3. (Greek mythology) Hero (daughter of Priam) Tags: Greek, declension-4 Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Hero-la-name-yzClKnHY Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Hērōus [adjective]

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