Odysseus: Not The Hero You Once Thought
Odysseus: Not the Hero You Once Thought
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” In the book, The Odyssey, written by Homer, we follow a mortal named Odysseus through his journey home to Ithaca. Odysseus faces many obstacles along his way and the way he chooses to combat them may make him appear a hero. Despite his obvious heroic qualities, Odysseus is not the hero you once thought.
A person may act as a hero at times and those heroic actions may overshadow their past. This is especially true in the case of Odysseus. In the Epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men plunder Cicones on their way home from Troy. In his recount to King Alcinous, Odysseus states, “I stormed that
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” In the book, The Odyssey, written by Homer, we follow a mortal named Odysseus through his journey home to Ithaca. Odysseus faces many obstacles along his way and the way he chooses to combat them may make him appear a hero. Despite his obvious heroic qualities, Odysseus is not the hero you once thought.
A person may act as a hero at times and those heroic actions may overshadow their past. This is especially true in the case of Odysseus. In the Epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men plunder Cicones on their way home from Troy. In his recount to King Alcinous, Odysseus states, “I stormed that