Odysseus

Odysseus Life of a hero requires many different skills. Odysseus shows many different skills such as bravery, unwise, and loyalty. He shows these traits throughout the story in many different situations. It takes these qualities and more to be a true hero which is what Odysseus proves he is and will continue to be. During the first part of the story, Odysseus shows great bravery. It is shown when the text states, “I stormed that place and killed the men who fought Plunder we took and we…

Is Odysseus a Hero? “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of over whelming obstacles” Christopher Reeve. Odysseus is loyal, responsible, and put himself last for others. One-way, Odysseus is a hero is when Odysseus went to Circe’s island. When Circe took his men and turns his men into pigs. Odysseus did not turn and run away, he went back to get his men by threating to kill her and he was showing that he will come back for his men. Odysseus…

A Strong Leader, Odysseus Once Was Odysseus was a hero, a strong leader, and quite clever. "I drew it from the coals, and my four fellows gave me a hand, lugging it near the Cyclops as more natural force nerved them; straight forward they sprinted, lifted it and rammed it deep in his crater eye...". Odysseus told the Cyclops his name was Nobody, and took a scorching hot spear, jamming it into the Cyclops eye. He also plugged his men's ears with bees wax to save them the sound of the sirens,…

journey home from the Trojan War for Odysseus, ruler of Ithaca. Having left Troy with ships full of supplies and men, Odysseus mostly survives on his own, confronting various dangers and mishaps that keep him away from Ithaca and his loved ones for about twenty years. Odysseus proves himself, not only to be an epic hero but an ordinary man as well. He carries heavy resemblance of both personalities, which evidently help him throughout the story.…

When the hero Odysseus’ boat is passing Scylla, a monster who has six heads, and Charybdis, a monster who eats boats and then spits them out, he has to make some quick decisions. He decides to sail closer to Scylla, so that less men have to die. However, Odysseus fails to tell his men not to fight back against the monster. This leads to more casualties than are necessary. This behavior shows that Odysseus is more bold than he is courageous. Odysseus makes bold decisions at Helios’ island, with…

follows the adventures of the Greek king, Odysseus, as he travels through the Mediterranean, trying to return home. The protagonist of an epic is called the “epic hero”, and he must exhibit certain characteristics to fulfill this title: he must represent the values of his culture, be either aided or hindered by the gods, and demonstrate one or more character flaws. Because he meets all three criteria, Odysseus can be considered the definitive epic hero. Odysseus clearly demonstrates the…

goddess. When Odysseus reaches this island, she protects him and keeps him there by providing everything he needs such as ruddy wine, food and clothing. Calypso falls in love with him and desires to marry him. Enthusiastically, she wants to provide him with immortality and a painless life. If Odysseus had married her, not only would he possess immortality and a painless life, but also a beautiful wife and the power of a god. This would seem like a paradise to any mortals; however, Odysseus…

strangers, Odysseus gains enough support and new allies to make it home. In book 7, Odysseus is a stranger in the court of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians. Alcinous shows generosity and kindness to him as he replaces his own son, Laodamas, with Odysseus at his table. The text reads, “[Alcinous] sat him [Odysseus] down on a burnished chair, displacing his own son, ... the son he loved most” (7.200-204). This depicts Alcinous’s true kindness and hospitality because he is placing Odysseus, a…

character is Odysseus. He is king of the island Ithaca and has been gone from his country for ten years at war and spends an additional ten years on his journey home. During his return, he leads his men across the ocean, facing many obstacles. He encounters The Cyclops, Poseidon, Sirens, and many other mystical creatures. All of his men perish during the journey; some by their own fault, others by Odysseus’s mistakes. Although some readers think his actions are reckless, I believe Odysseus is a…

name Odysseus was called upon to go to war called the Trojan War, which lasted 10 brutal years. He then had a plan to build a trojan horse and filled with solders to attack the other side in the night which upset the gods. While Odysseus is trying to get home from a 10-year long journey, he faced many hardships, such as meeting a Cyclopes, who enjoys human flesh, going to the land of the dead, finding out his mother died, and finally returning home…