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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: BBC - Rory Stewart: The Long History of... - Heroism - The Classical Hero. | Dec 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Psychology - The Metamorphosis of the Hero: Principles, Processes, and Purpose. | Oct 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PhilPapers - Hero and Antihero: An Ethic and Aesthetic Reflection of the Sports (PDF). | Feb 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: UNESCO-EOLSS - A Hero for the Twenty-First Century (PDF). | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Cambridge - Heros. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Hero�s Journey. | Dec 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Palm Beach State College - The Hero as a Reflection of Culture. | Oct 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - What Makes a Person Heroic? | Jul 08, 2023 | ||
| Removed media. | Dec 17, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 19, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Literary Devices - Hero. | Mar 03, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: My Hero - Celebrate the Best of Humanity. | Dec 01, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: My Hero - Celebrate the Best of Humanity. | Dec 01, 2010 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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