[noun] Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) Synonyms:Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria
[noun] (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
[noun] (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her Synonyms:Hero