Essay On Odysseus Is A Hero

What is a hero? On Dictonary.com it states thats its “ a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events ” Now the real questios is. Is Odysseus a hero? In the Odyssey by Homer, it's an epic poem about a man is stuck in a war for many years. He finally escapes the war to go home but instead is faced with many adventures to come along the way. On his adventures he goes through terrible storms, Wicked creatures, he also had to face gods and goddesses face to face. I some moments it would seem that he would give up but he never did. He wanted to go home. He never lost sight in what he wanted, Home. There are multiple traits of a hero, but these three that I have chosen are traits that all heroes should have. Courage, patience, and Loyalty. Does Odysseus have these traits ?
Courage the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear. Most of us don’t courage in certain aspects. Whether through fear or through pure laziness. Throughout the epic poem Odysseus has to face many obstacles to get home. Not
Odysseus’s adventure through the Mediterranean Sea takes many years to accomplish, But he never lost sight of what he wanted. Even when Circe a sea witch, turns all of his men into swine he stayed there through thick and thin for a year.(Homer, Preface The Land of the Dead) “Odysseus and his reduced crew escape and reach Aeaea,ha the island ruled by the sorceress goddess Circe. She transforms half of the men into swine. Protected by a magic herb, Odysseus demand's that Circe change his men back into human form. Before Odysseus departs from the island a year later.” If he didn't have patience when she turned his men into swine he would have not have any men throughout his journey. In conclusion Odysseus has a lot of patience for his crew members and his