"Examples of heroes range from mythological figures, such as Gilgamesh, Achilles and Iphigenia, to historical and modern figures, such as Joan of Arc, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Sophie Scholl, Alvin York, Audie Murphy, and Chuck Yeager, and fictional superheroes, including Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, and Captain America.The word "hero" comes from the Greek ἥρως ("hērōs"), "hero" (literally "protector" or "defender"), particularly one such as Heracles with divine ancestry or later given divine honors.