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    Odysseus: Not an Epic Hero The Odyssey is one of the most famous ancient Greek epic poems written by Homer. It tells an adventure and struggle of the main character‚ Odysseus‚ trying to get back home to Ithaca from Troy. In this epic‚ Homer portrays Odysseus as a hero. However‚ in my opinion‚ he is not a hero because he received too much help from the Gods‚ did not protect his men‚ and was selfish at times. Heroes should be helped but there is a limit to it. Throughout the poem‚ that limit

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    certainly qualifies as an epic hero. He has help from numerous characters‚ defeats a handful of supernatural enemies‚ and is known by many individuals from across the land. Odysseus‚ the main character of The Odyssey‚ certainly qualifies as an epic hero. He has help from numerous characters‚ defeats a handful of supernatural enemies‚ and is known by many individuals from across the land. These three qualifications are what set apart a normal character in a story from a true epic hero. Throughout Odysseus’s

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    Brett Fowler 2/3/11 5TH HOUR My Epic Hero My epic hero is a person that has been there for all my life. He has helped me through thick and thin. He is the man who made me the person I am today. He is special to my heart. Even though we have had our fights we always forgive each other. I love my dad. One of the reasons that my dad is my hero is because when I had to go to the emergency room for my back he never left my side. He was the one that was willing to take me. He knew that I was in

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    Odysseus Many people talk about epic heroes‚ and all their qualities of being so epic. Epic heroes evolve from what they do and how they are. They have this life of being admired or being so good at something. Well‚ Odysseus is an epic hero‚ my epic hero. He has all the perfect qualities for him to be called an epic hero. Odysseus has gone through many things during his life as it is said in the odyssey. The odyssey explains and tells the story of Odysseus on the journey he had. It was a long

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    faces death defying feats that no ordinary man would be able to complete‚ thus giving him the hero status. Beowulf encountered many battles‚ where he selflessly put his own life on the line to stop evil from tormenting the Danes. Because Beowulf travels across the sea‚ kills Grendel‚ slays Grendel’s mother and ultimately fights the last battle of his life against the dragon‚ he can be known as an epic hero. There was an undefeatable creature named Grendel lurking around the area of Herot

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    Sandra Lopez English I HP‚ Period 6 Miss Grabowski January 27‚ 2011 Odysseus as Epic Hero The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ describes an epic hero to be a mortal male‚ someone who goes on along‚ dangerous expedition‚ also who is very brave‚ intelligent‚ and responsible. He will face many conflicts yet always manages to prevail. Odysseus possesses all these traits and demonstrates it throughout the entire Odyssey‚ such as when Odysseus and his men become trapped in a Cyclops’ cave and he needs

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    The 14th Dalai Lama: An Ultimate Hero In Merriam-Webster’s 11th Edition Collegiate Dictionary the term “epic hero” is defined as: a character who is brave and noble‚ and also has many great achievements. This defines the current Dalai Lama(Lhamo Dondrub) perfectly in my opinion‚ for several reasons. He exemplifies all characteristics of an Epic hero‚ better yet he’s an Ultimate Hero. He has fought against communism for years peacefully and won a Nobel Peace Prize because of those noble actions

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    Do you want to know what Epic Hero I chose? I chose to write about King Arthur‚ the Legendary British King. King Arthur is a Legendary King from Great Britain known as the best king that Great Britain ever has had. His Legend comes from medieval times‚ and it says that he was the one who lead Britain a victory against the Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th century AD. In some poems‚ Arthur is known as a Great Warrior defending Britain‚ or as a magical folklore. In the French stories‚ it

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    BEOWULF ESSAY This essay is the comparison between Beowulf and the modern day hero‚ which I thought that any soldier would be my modern day hero. In this essay I will explain in three paragraphs of how my modern day hero is like Beowulf. With in these three paragraphs I will go over how they are both fighting for a good cause‚ how they are both rewarded for what they do‚ and how they are both treated with much respect. The first comparison is how they are both fighting for a good cause‚ and

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    Odysseus: The Past’s Hero or Today’s Scoundrel? When one thinks of a hero‚ one thinks of a good hearted person. Someone who saves lives and is righteous. An epic hero like Odysseus is not the two dimensional character found in Grimm’s Fairy Tales. He exhibits both traits of a hero and a villain. While clever and determined‚ Odysseus is unfaithful and selfish. Although revered in the past‚ Odysseus is not so glorious today. Odysseus shows infidelity multiple times throughout the whole epic. First‚ he cheats

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