The word “hero” («ήρωας») is an ancient Greek word (ἥρως in Ancient Greek). The letter “h” exists in all languages due to the ancient pronunciation.
We present the word «ήρωας» (hero) in 13 languages.
Greek ήρωας
English hero
French héros
Ukrainian Герой
Polish heros
Rumanian erou
German heros
Russian герой
Bulgarian герой
Spanish héroe
Italian eroe
Portuguese heroi
Hungarian hős
Let’s remember the phrase of Winston Churchill, which referred to the heroic defense and counter-attack of Greeks against Italians at the beginning of the Second World «Στο εξής δεν θα λέμε ότι οι Έλληνες πολεμούν σαν ήρωες, αλλά ότι οι ήρωες πολεμούν σαν Έλληνες.» (“From now on we will not say that Greeks fight as heroes, we will say that heroes fight as Greeks”).
