The Odyssey‚ the protagonist‚ Odysseus‚ does not fit into this definition of a hero‚ although I consider him a leader. The reasons behind my disagreement with Odysseus not being a hero is because he drove his crew into a lot of trouble that was caused by his selfishness and care of his own reputation. Some might argue that Odysseus is a hero and I have an understanding of that since he did pull through with plans in many situations with his crew. An example of Odysseus caring too much about his reputation
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There are many epic heroes in literature that i could have chosen‚but I decided to go with Odysseus. When I first read the odyssey‚ I loved it and I still do. I loved it not only for the Greek culture‚ action or monsters. I fell in love with the book because of the characters mainly Odysseus‚ before I learned what an epic hero was I already knew that Odysseus was one.On his journey throughout this book he was courageous‚ wise‚ intelligent‚ loyal and many more. He is also a father and a husband‚ he
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When Odysseus finished his story‚everyone was dumbfounded.Alcinos thought that the Phaeacians should get gifts for Odysseus to bring back home.Everyone agreed with this idea.Alcinous himself put the gifts in the boat himself while everyone else was preparing for a good-bye dinner for Odysseus.After eating Odysseus thanked Alicions for his generosity and prayed to the gods to bless the royal family with success and greatness.Odysseus walked to the shore where the boat was waiting to take him home
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Compare and Contrast of Odysseus and Aeneas Odysseus‚ the hero in The Odyssey‚ and Aeneas‚ the hero in The Aeneid‚ fought in opposing sides in the Trojan war. Odysseus was the king of Ithaca and was arguably the smartest king and warrior in all of Greece‚ whereas Aeneas was a warrior from Troy whose destiny was to found the Roman race in Italy. While both men were highly acclaimed by their respective countrymen as heroes‚ they shared many similarities in respect to their background‚ their virtue
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restituting. The tale of Odysseus in The Odyssey by Homer‚ is considered an epic but the hero of this story is still undefined. Though some may argue that Odysseus is the epic hero‚ his lack of ability to escape challenges on his own and the absence of his abyss stage because of his eagerness to return to Ithaca‚ he is not a true epic hero. Throughout the epic‚ Athena‚ the goddess of war and wisdom‚ comes up with plans to keep Odysseus alive and out of danger instead of Odysseus fighting the problem
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Odysseus ’ Journey as an Epic Hero In the epic poem The Odyssey‚ the main character Odysseus displays the epic hero. An epic hero is given certain qualities. These qualities make the person (usually male) seem larger than life‚ he or she embodies the values from their culture‚ he usually goes on a journey that consist of a series of trials‚ has an ego‚ and is able to persuade people with his conversation. This description describes Odysseus exactly‚ but leaves out one major detail‚ which are his
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something bigger than oneself- Joesph Campbell. Odysseus is an an optimal hero in both the physical and metal sense. In the physical sense he is a tremendus hero‚ because he was challenged to all these extreme dangourous adventures; he umexpectly walks out alive after questioning for ten years long and facing the most extraordinarily dangerous creatures and people. Why would Homer set up this whole exciting experience with all the strange comings that Odysseus has to go through‚ if this was not to show
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The ending of the last book Odysseus was asked to tell his story about himself and where he came from.In this point of the book Odysseus had not told the king Alcinious his name.Odysseus had finally told the men his name and where he came from he also told them that he had fought in the Trojan War.Odysseus begin to tell his story about when he left Troy and he was stranded on the island of Ciconions.He was later driven out by the neighboring town.Odysseus sailed for nine days‚lost until he landed
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Odysseus had to go through a series of trials to achieve respect by his people with the help of external guidance both mentally and physically. Odysseus’s hero cycle was progressed by trials and completed when he came home. Athena was the guiding force to help him not only come home‚ but be mentally ready for the challenges he would face. To achieve respect by his people‚ he needed to kill the suitors who so dishonorably were courting his wife. Odysseus was stranded on Calypso’s island and the lovely
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last grueling years of his journey home. Odysseus glanced up at the endless expanse of the azure sky‚ lit by Helios’s crimson ascent. Not a cloud in the light-streaked sky‚ however‚ that could have instantly changed. It all depended on the will of the fickle deities who ruled over all of Greece‚ for Odysseus knew that Poseidon sought revenge for his actions against his cyclops son‚ and holds the power to make his journey home much more miserable. Odysseus lied on his raft made from untouched wood
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