Strengths And Weaknesses Of Odysseus

As great as he was, Odysseus still had some weaknesses his moments of bad decisions (taunting Polyphemus, being tempted by the Sirens, staying on Circe's island, his extreme violence toward the suitors that almost causes a war between himself and his subjects once he returns home). He seems to be a very proud man, given his tendency to taunt or bait his enemies and to feel very offended when his character is put into question--for example, in Phaecia when the impudent youth says that he isn't strong enough to throw a discus and has never worked a day in his life.