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Heroic Qualities Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey
Heroic is a person who saves or helps people. An example of someone heroic is Superman because he fights crime. Soldiers are heroic because they fight for America, Some Hero qualities are leadership, brave, and clever. Odysseus shows these qualities. Odysseus shows heroic qualities in the passage about the Cyclops. It states in the passage “ Odysseus is the cleverest of greek heroes because he is guided by the goddess of wisdom, Athena.”. Clever is a quality that heros have. This shows that Odysseus has a heroic quality.
Odysseus shows braveness in the passage The Cyclops. He had to get a big long stick so they could stab the Cyclops in the eye. He was very brave to stab the cyclops. Braveness is another quality of a heroic person.
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