The word 'hero' (male) and 'heroine' (female) refers to characters (fictional or historical) that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self sacrifice – that is, heroism – for some greater good, originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence. I'm just going to use the masculine form here for simplicity's sake but men certainly have no corner on the market. In the Old Testament history,…