/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hero of alexandria Find synonyms for: Noun1. Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandriausage: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language