Odysseus is the hero that appears in The Odyssey‚ Homer’s epic about Odysseus’s 10 year struggle to return home after the end of the Trojan War. In this epic‚ Odysseus battles mythical creatures and endures the wrath of the gods. All while being the epic hero of the story. Being the protagonist of this epic‚ Odysseus has many qualities that make him the hero. Odysseus has the standard qualities that make him a hero; strength‚ bravery‚ courage‚ nobility. He is also the embodiment of the standards
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What makes a hero? A hero is usually considered as someone who has great courage‚ does bold deeds‚ and is thought of as a model being. In the Odyssey‚ composed by Homer‚ Odysseus goes on a twenty year journey home from the Trojan War to Ithaca. Throughout this journey‚ Odysseus faces fearsome monsters‚ rough seas‚ and many other troubles and triumphs. Odysseus is a hero because he courageous‚ looks out for others‚ and is loyal to his quest. Odysseus is courageous because he protects his men and
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part of being a hero‚ is leadership. When Odysseus and his crew show up on the island of the lotus eaters‚ Odysseus sent his crew out. They found the lotus eaters‚people who eat lotuses which makes them forget all of their goals and worries. When the crew is offered some they to forget what their goals and worries are. Odysseus soon finds out what is going on and went to investigate. When he saw what had happened to the crew he tried to get them off the island. In this moment Odysseus dragged them off
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The Beowulf legend has endured for centuries‚ having been retold time and time again. Dating back to the 8th century‚ this epic heroic poem employs many features that have long appealed to countless storytellers‚ authors‚ graphic novelists‚ and filmmakers. In Robert Zemeckis’s film Beowulf‚ modern technology allows a centuries-old story to be retold in a vivid‚ dynamic way. Still‚ in this day and age‚ it would be nearly impossible to translate a literal translation of the poem to the screen without
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Thanks Not So Much a Hero A heroic person is who does courageous acts for the sake of his family and peers. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey by Homer‚ the protagonist‚ Odysseus‚ has not been a heroic person throughout the poem. Odysseus‚ Son of Laertes‚ has journeyed off with his crew in search of returning home and has not met the requirements of being a hero. Instead he displays he is insensible towards others‚ disloyal‚ and untrustworthy. One characteristic that Odysseus presents is being insensible
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An epic hero is a character that possesses courage‚ strength‚ and a desire to achieve immortality through heroic actions. A person is considered a hero if they have a problem in their journey and had the strength and courage to solve or address the problem. Odysseus is an epic hero because he possesses the traits of that of a hero. He had the intelligent idea of the Trojan horse and made the Greeks win the Trojan war. After all‚ he survived the likes of Poseidon‚ the cyclops‚ the lotus eaters etc
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Odysseus can be portrayed as an antihero in The Odyssey. A hero is clever‚ respectful‚ brave‚ and shows mercy. Odysseus is the complete opposite of a hero. He is immature‚ barbaric‚ unfaithful‚ and a coward. Being faithful‚ or loyal‚ is one of the main aspects of being a hero. Book V shows us that Odysseus might not have been so faithful to Penelope: “Now as he spoke the sun set‚ dusk drew on/ and they retired‚ this pair‚ to the inner cave/ to revel and rest softly‚ side by side” (5. 234-236)
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I think Odysseus fits the title of a hero very well. Odysseus fits the description of a hero because he’s done a few things that are heroic. The first heroic thing he has done is go fight in a war with the trojans. Odysseus had come up with a plan for his men during the war. That plan was to build a big wooden horse as a gift for the trojans‚ the trojans accepted it and brought it inside their village. The trojans didn’t know Odysseus and his men were inside the big wooden horse‚ Odysseus and his
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happens exaggerations‚ magnifications‚ embellishment is added. Who is to say which is the truth? Who is to say you heard it wrong? What if the original was altered? These legends are perceived through many melodramatic eyes. Beowulf is one of those legends. About an epic hero conquering the most devilish of schemes. Look at the differences between the stories and you decide which was right. The two stories that have been told has
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The Comparison of Beowulf and The Gladiator In every story or fairy tale it is always issues of good and evil that intensify and escalate conflict. In the Gladiator and in the epic poem Beowulf‚ there were many similarities that occurred. For instance Maximus and Beowulf were well respected‚ loyal‚ and they fought for what they believed in. In both stories the good and evil manifested through the themes of Man vs. Man‚ and Man vs. Fate and Destiny. The characteristics of good is defined as one
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