Odysseus: A Hero or a Flawed Hero? The epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer near the end of the 8th century BC‚ focuses on a Grecian hero named Odysseus. Although after the falling of Troy Odysseus embarks upon a long‚ grueling journey home‚ it is through his travels that Homer is able to illustrate him as a hero. A hero is known as‚ “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” (Dictionary.com) Homer’s projection of Odysseus is essentially
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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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Comparison of Odysseus and Athena as liars Deception‚ or the act of deceiving or defrauding‚ is a prominent theme in the Odyssey. Though inherently dishonest‚ deception can be used to gain information and knowledge. Different characters (and people) use it different ways. This essay will establish that‚ whereas Odysseus uses deception to help him progress from Nobody back to Odysseus‚ king of Ithaca‚ Athena does so to keep her identity secret when she disguises herself. Odysseus ensures his security
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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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Thomas The Courageous Will of Odysseus During the poem the Odyssey Odysseus’s character was challenged in so many ways‚ but his strong curisma and will for survival kept him destined for success. In the story Odysseus faces many obstacles and manages to overcome them all and eventually return home to his land of Ithaca. Odysseus also has sharp intellectual skills that help him throughout his journey. Odysseus is courageous ‚ displays many leadership qualities‚ and has
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uses character choices such as interaction between characters‚ dialogue of characters‚ and action of Odysseus to prove that Odysseus cares a lot about his men in his crew. In the beginning of Book 10‚ Odysseus divides up his crew to explore the island of Aeolia‚ but his crew encountered an evil goddess name Circe. One of Odysseus’s men‚ Eurylochus‚ came to inform Odysseus about the situation and how many of his men were turned into pigs. “’Don’t force me to go back there. Leave me here because I know
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quite a success. I contributed a big part in my group project and had many responsibilities. One thing I did for my group was played the role of Penelope‚ Odysseus’s wife. Penelope is a big role in the Odyssey and Book 23 is named after the role of Odysseus and Penelope. The role Penelope that I played makes a great impact in the story as well. I also helped putting the poster together. I created the border for the poster‚ which was a requirement. I also completed the setting‚ major characters‚ and
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forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century. The second short story entitled “Clever Manka” which is written in Czechoslovakian language and translated in to English. Although it is anonymous‚ “Clever Manka” is a very important short story and the fact that it remains indicates that it has affected many people at different times. The both short stories have two completely different structures. The writer of “Clever Manka” used the expository method as the events starts from the very beginning
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When it comes to Penelope there is much controversy surrounding whether or not she recognized her husband Odysseus disguised as the beggar. I believe Penelope intuitively knew that Odysseus was the beggar but did not want to raise any red flags to the suitors‚ so she conjured up a clever way of ensuring that Odysseus could claim her “fair and square”. This recognition may not have been immediate but at a certain point after conversing with the beggar I believe Penelope perceived that the beggar
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that Odysseus serves to be a hero. He is a great example of a heroic person. In the book It states that Odysseus is very clever and one of the most important heros in the book. It says in the book “Odysseus is the cleverest of the Greek heros because he is guided by the Goddess of wisdom‚ Athena.” -Page 660. It states right out of the book that Odysseus is the cleverest out of all of the Greek heros. This shows that Odysseus is a very smart and heroic god. Although It proves that Odysseus is very
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