HERO is alſo uſed in a more extenſive ſenſe, for a great, illuſtrious, and extraordinary perſonage; particularly in reſpect of virtues.
F. Bouhours makes this diſtinction between a great man and a hero, that the latter is more daring, fierce, and enterpriſing; and the former more prudent, thoughtful, and reſerved. In this ſenſe we properly ſay, Alexander was a hero, Julius Cæſar a great man.