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heroic age
one of the five periods in human history, when, according to Hesiod, gods and demigods performed heroic and glorious deeds. -
heroic verse
a form of verse adapted to the treatment of heroic or exalted themes: in classical poetry, dactylic hexameter; in English and German, iambic pentameter; and in French, the Alexandrine. An example of heroic verse is Achilles' wrath, to Greece the direful spring / Of woes unnumbered, heavenly goddess, sing! -
mock-heroic
imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity. -
bayard
a legendary horse that figures prominently in medieval romance -
heldentenor
a tenor having a brilliant, powerful voice suited to singing heroic roles, as in Wagnerian opera. -
hero
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.