ἥρως

English (LSJ)

ὁ (also ἡ in signf. 111), gen. ἥρωος (ἥρως codd. in Od.6.303, fort. leg. ἥρωος), IG22.1641.6 (iv B.C.), etc.; also

   A ἥρω D.19.249, IG2.1191 (iii B.C.), Paus.10.4.10: dat. ἥρωϊ, mostly in form ἥρῳ Il.7.453, Od.8.483, Pl.Com.174.18, Orac. ap. D.43.66: acc. ἥρωα Pl.Lg.738d, IG3.810 (ἥρωα Epigr.Gr.774 (Priene)); usu. in form ἥρω IG2.1058.25 (iv B.C.), Pl.R.391d, A.R.2.766, etc., also ἥρων Hdt.1.167:—Plur., nom. ἥρωες (ω Pi.P.4.58), rarely contr. ἥρως, as in Ar.Fr.304: dat. ἥρωσιν A.Fr.55, Ar.Av.1485; ἡρώνεσσι Sophr.154: acc. ἥρωας (ω Pi.P.1.53), rarely ἥρως, as in A.Ag.516, Luc.Dem.Enc.4:—hero, ἥρωες Δαναοί, Ἀχαιοί, Il.2.110,19.34; στίχας ἀνδρῶν ἡρώων Od.1.101; ἡρώων ἀγοράς, of the Phaeacians, 7.44; ἥρῳ Δημοδόκῳ 8.483; οἱ ἡγεμόνες τῶν ἀρχαίων μόνοι ἦσαν ἥρωες, οἱ δὲ λαοὶ ἄνθρωποι Arist.Pr. 932b18, but cf. Il. cc.    2 the Fourth Age of men, between δαίμονες and ἄνθρωποι, Hes.Op.172, cf. Pl.Cra.398c.    3 heroes, as objects of worship, ἥ. ἀντίθεοι Pi.P.1.53,4.58; ἥ. θεός, of Heracles, Id.N.3.22; but [Ἡρακλέϊ] τῷ μὲν ὡς Ὀλυμπίῳ θύουσι, τῷ δὲ ἑτέρῳ ὡς ἥρωι ἐναγίζουσι Hdt.2.44; Σίσυφος ἥ. Thgn.711; twice in A., Ag.516, Fr.55; once in E., Fr.446(lyr.); οὔτε θεοὺς οὔθ' ἥρωας αἰσχυνθεῖσα Antipho 1.27; esp. of local deities, founders of cities, patrons of tribes, etc., Hdt.1.168, Th.4.87, Pl.Lg.l.c., Arist.Pol.1332b18, etc.; at Athens, ἥ. ἐπώνυμοι heroes after whom the φυλαί were named, Paus.1.5.1,2, cf. Hdt.5.66; of historical persons to whom divine honours were paid, as Brasidas at Amphipolis, Th.5.11, cf. Hdt.5.114,7.117: hence,= Lat. divus, ἥρωα ἀπεδείξατε [τὸν Αὔγουστον] D.C.56.41; also,= Lares, D.H.4.14; ὁ κατ' οἰκίαν ἥ.,= Lar familiaris, ib.2.    II later,= μακαρίτης, deceased, Alciphr.3.37, Hld.7.13: pl., PMag.Par.1.1390: freq. in Inscrr., ἥρως χρηστέ, χαῖρε IG9(2).806, cf. 14.223, etc.; even of women, ib.9(2).961 (Larissa), al.; θεοῖς ἥρωσι,= Dis Manibus, ib.14.1795 (Rome), etc.; ὑβρίσαντας τοὺς ἥρωας τῶν τέκνων ἡμῶν SIG1243.23 (Acraeph.).    III ἥ. ποικίλος, = στιγματίας, Hsch., Phot.    IV βοῦς ἥ., = ἡγεμών, IG22.1126.32.    V v. Ἥρων.