Examples Of Odysseus Being A Hero
Odysseus is without a doubt a hero. Throughout the epic he demonstrates key aspects of being a hero. For example, he overcomes tough situations and makes important decisions for not only the betterment of himself but the betterment of his crew. He always stays positive and loyal to his men no matter what happens. Odysseus is the symbol of a hero.
Odysseus comes upon a cave and states, “he seemed no man at all of those… a shaggy mountain revved in solitude.” So he decides to take his 12 best men and venture into the cave, leaving his ship with the other crew men. Upon entering the cave, he finds himself upon Polyphemus, a huge Cyclops. Odysseus tries to become allies with the Cyclops but he has other plans. He ties Odysseus and his men up and holds them captive. Odysseus heroically figures out how to escape in only a matter of time. He decides to cling to the belly of the monster’s sheep as they go out to graze. He ended up saving himself and his crew without a scratch by his impressive decision making. …show more content…
Going along with his decision making in order to reach his homeland of Ithaca, he must either face Scylla a fierce six headed sea monster or Charybdis a dangerous maelstrom. He must make this decision so he picks to face Scylla. In doing so, he orders his six men to continue rowing by saying,” Heads up, lads! We must obey the orders as I give them. Get the oar shafts in your hands, and lay back hard on your benches; hit these breaking seas” page 396. This will allow his men to go by Scylla in a fast time frame and only lose six of his men. This decision helped him to save his whole boat and most of his
Odysseus comes upon a cave and states, “he seemed no man at all of those… a shaggy mountain revved in solitude.” So he decides to take his 12 best men and venture into the cave, leaving his ship with the other crew men. Upon entering the cave, he finds himself upon Polyphemus, a huge Cyclops. Odysseus tries to become allies with the Cyclops but he has other plans. He ties Odysseus and his men up and holds them captive. Odysseus heroically figures out how to escape in only a matter of time. He decides to cling to the belly of the monster’s sheep as they go out to graze. He ended up saving himself and his crew without a scratch by his impressive decision making. …show more content…
Going along with his decision making in order to reach his homeland of Ithaca, he must either face Scylla a fierce six headed sea monster or Charybdis a dangerous maelstrom. He must make this decision so he picks to face Scylla. In doing so, he orders his six men to continue rowing by saying,” Heads up, lads! We must obey the orders as I give them. Get the oar shafts in your hands, and lay back hard on your benches; hit these breaking seas” page 396. This will allow his men to go by Scylla in a fast time frame and only lose six of his men. This decision helped him to save his whole boat and most of his