Odysseus is an exceptional hero who holds a number of traits that make him so. Some of these being his courage, leadership qualities, and his sharp intellect. He also possesses negative qualities, as every moral does, like his unfaithfulness and his overbearing self pride. His journey back to his home and family in Ithaca from the Trojan war is a long and treacherous one. On this journey he has shown these traits and proved his heroic ways. A few positive traits that Odysseus holds are courage,
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Along with cunning, Odysseus and I are both confident. Odysseus shows in confidence in the story countless times. Such as dealing with times where we have to be clutch or watching others be clutch. The time I realized Odysseus was a hero was when he confidently thought of a plan to defeat the cyclops even when he was feeling “a pressure on our hearts, in dread of that deep rumble and that mighty man” (902). This is a tall task to face especially when the cyclopes are so much taller than you and your
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Not all risks are worth taking, and this is a vital life lesson that both The Odyssey and our modern world have learned to recognize. Odysseus, a incredibly brave leader, is a vast risk taker. Sometimes these risks have positive outcomes; for the most part, they do not. Here’s an example of Odysseus taking a risk that wasn’t needed. “Then I sent out two picked men and a runner to learn what race of men and land sustained” (897). This sentence from The Odyssey talks about the time when Odysseus sent
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During both of their adventures, Krakuer and Odysseus both face hardships. Some of them are similar, but they aren’t the same. They have both face guilt, upset about their peers, and they are both feelings selfish for similar but different reasons. Odysseus set out with 6 ship full of men to fight a war, his plan was to come home to his wife and son to his village. Similarly, Krakauer set out to summit the highest mountain in the world, Everest. Both Krakauer and Odysseus have faced situations
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French Author Albert Camus wisely declares that, “life is the sum of all your choices”(12).Decisions are a constant occurrence in a person’s life, each one having an impact on the next one. Ordinary people make foolish decisions and must face the consequences, just as fictional characters in stories. In Homer’s epic tale The Odyssey, hero odysseus utilizes poor judgement that negatively impacts his journey to Ithaca. After 10 years at war, the victorious Greeks encounter many obstacles, and their
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Odyssey Entry #9 If you have read the Odyssey or even know what the poem is then you probably know what makes Odysseus a mythical hero. Odysseus has the god athena by his side. That it enough to make him mythical. Other than having a well known God by his side odysseus is extraordinary. He was able to outsmart a cyclops, he was able to remain calm, and he was also able to trick his wife's suitors. One thing that made Odysseus mythical was that he able to easily trick Polyphemus by telling him his
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Introduction: Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca is considered heroic in many's eyes due to his unwillingness to give in to his many enemies. Odysseus’ journey of predestination home from Troy is taken mentally alone, however not physically. Though many are faced with journeys consisting of simple and/or difficult tasks, either way a journey does not always conclude in returning home. I have found in each battle Odysseus has faced, Odysseus’ love for his wife governs for his return home
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A Familiar Stranger Our hero Odysseus has finally made it to Ithaca after twenty years of journeying on the sea. Odysseus has survived Cyclops’s and angry gods however, his final test is at hand. His home has been over run by suiters who look to take his wife Penelope’s hand in marriage. Because of his long stent of being away from Ithaca, many doubt his return. Knowing this, the willy Odysseus decides to keep himself in the disguise of a beggar to test the people of Ithaca. Odysseus is testing
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In the first few chapters of The Odyssey, Odysseus repeatedly proves that he is a valuable leader. In “The Lotus-Eaters,” Odysseus and his crew land on an island where people eat Lotus, a “honeyed plant” (line 97). The Lotus-Eaters offer this plant to Odysseus’ men. After three of his men ate this fruit, they wanted to stay on the island forever. Odysseus’ loyalty helps save his men when he states that he “tied them down under their rowing benches” (line 102). In the book “The Cyclops,” Odysseus
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Epic Hero: Achilles Story The Trojan War brought out many epic heroes but the best one has to be Achilles. Achilles was brave, strong, and loyal which means he would never betray his friends or pacts. Achilles was mostly immortal because his mother dipped him in the river Styx when he was a baby but he does have one weakness though and that weakness is his Achilles-heel. Achilles is the best epic hero because he has more traits of being an epic hero than anyone else does. Achilles is an epic hero
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