Actions

• Every hero performs some sort of deed, feat or act. That act can be highly physical and dangerous such as that which might be performed by a war hero or a firefighter or it may be something quiet and introspective such as not giving up on a difficult task. For someone severely disabled just getting out of bed each day to face life's mundaneness can be considered heroic. Or the act of remaining silent can be heroic such as a prisoner under interrogation. But no matter what form heroism takes, every hero performs some physical or mental action that makes her heroic.
  
  

Selflessness

• Heroes usually display some degree of selflessness in their actions. They become heroes by suppressing their own interests for the benefit of another individual or a group. Few people become heroes by acting in their own self-interest. The very definition of hero is someone who sacrifices himself or puts himself in danger for the good of others. Most heroes do not consider their own interests to be of greater importance than others when performing their deed or deeds.
  
  

Humility

• Most heroes display a large degree of humility about the deeds that have made them heroic. Indeed in the eyes of the public, a hero will lose that status if she is boastful or overly outwardly proud of her actions. The deed he performed will not have changed but the perception of others who judge people as heroes or not will change. And ultimately it is the perception of others that decides whether someone is heroic, almost more so than the heroic action itself.
  
  

Courage

• Perhaps the quality most associated with heroes is courage or bravery. That can be physical, mental or moral courage. That courage has to be something out of the ordinary however to be considered heroic as many people perform acts of courage and bravery every day without being regarded as heroes. Bravery or courage usually involves performing an act that is dangerous or very difficult.