....harmony that would fittingly imitate the utterances and accents of a brave man who is engaged in warfare or in any enforced business, and who, when he has failed […] confronts fortune with steadfast endurance and repels her strokes

Plato
About This Quote

This quote is an example of the idea behind the term "heroic." The word "heroic" originally meant "of heroic deeds," and it was used to describe soldiers who fought in wars. The idea that people who are brave in war deserve to be praised was one that was very popular in antiquity.

Source: The Republic

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