some sort of quest which leads to them becoming a leader of what they are doing‚ and then the character goes through a personal transformation into a legendary hero of their people. Therefore‚ both Odysseus of the Greeks and Moses of the Jewish can both be considered as heroes to their people. In both cases‚ the person does not decide to be a hero‚ but they are instead chosen by a greater force‚ such as a god‚ to become the one. Both Moses and Odysseus perform three similar tasks. These are for the
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the few simple words that describe the classic hero. To some‚ Odysseus is recognized as self-absorbed and a fraud. This is wrong; Odysseus is a true hero. Odysseus’ heroism can be seen through the two characteristics of strength‚ and intelligence. Using these‚ Odysseus is able to make it through the hardships of his journey. Throughout the journey‚ Odysseus’ strength is greatly tested. He shows strength when he blinds the Cyclops. Odysseus says‚ "I drove my weight on it from above and bored it home
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story of Odysseus shows his determination to fight and conquer obstacles with and without the help of the Gods. The story dates back before 1000B.c. (The Modern Library‚ 1950‚ p.VI) His creative and cunning tactics throughout the story show his determination to reach his homeland of Ithaca. After conquering the Trojan War‚ Odysseus was told by Poseidon “man is nothing without the gods”. Poseidon felt Odysseus was not thankful for Poseidon’s help with the battle Trojan War. He felt Odysseus needed
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The Journey of a King In Homer ’s epic poem‚ "The Odyssey"‚ Telemachus and Odysseus set out on their own journeys to become men; as a result‚ they become patient‚ brave‚ and honorable men. Odysseus has bravery‚ which makes him a good king‚ but fools can be brave too‚ so how is Odysseus any better than a fool? This is why he goes out in search of honor and patience. Telemachus has the patience‚ but he is not brave enough to stand up to the suitors and to gain respect from them. Therefore Telemachus
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Odysseus: One of the Greatest Epic Heroes An epic encompasses many unique qualities of which are both consistent and concurrent with the authors style and manner of writing. Homer’s The Odyssey is a prime example of an epic with a well-developed epic hero. In this case‚ the hero is the epic’s namesake‚ Odysseus. Odysseus is undoubtedly the hero of this great epic; however‚ some have posed doubts as to whether he is deserving of such a noble and eminent title. Odysseus has the poorest fortune
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The Epic Hero That Was Not The general populous has hailed Odysseus as the epitome of the epic hero for several centuries‚ but to the modern reader‚ he comes off as anything but. While he was extremely driven by one goal‚ getting back home to his family‚ he performed some not-so heroic deeds on his quest and once he arrived back in Ithaca. Odysseus had many affairs and was disloyal to his wife‚ slaughtered hundreds of people in the name of righteousness‚ and above all‚ exemplifies hubris‚ or arrogant
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withstand adversity and to move forward in the face of frustration‚ said Kearns Goodwin‚ a keynote speaker at SHRM’s 2008 Annual Conference in Chicago. She identified 10 qualities that made Lincoln a great leader. Ten qualities Kearns Goodwin believes we should look for in our present day leaders. Capacity to Listen to Different Points of View While researching her Pulitzer Prize winning book‚ Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln‚ Kearns Goodwin learned that Lincoln had the capacity
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The agency of Job and Odysseus is controlled by God and the gods. Neither Job nor Odysseus have agency when the gods are against them. The relationship between the divine and human agency is a well-established one in both the ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek cultures. Many acts that could be attributed to human agency are often credited to gods‚ especially human errors or misdeeds. Humans try to forfeit a good deal of their agency to the gods willingly. Nevertheless the gods have no reservations
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Certainly‚ people can argue both ways and support their arguments from evidence in the reading. According to our views‚ Odysseus is definitely one of‚ if not the one‚ ideal hero of the ancient Greek world. There are quite a lot of reasons why this is so. Firstly‚ Odysseus is an ideal hero in both the physical and the spiritual sense. In the physical sense he is a great hero‚ because he overcomes all these extreme dangers; he comes out alive after wondering for ten years and facing the most extremely
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learned about the Odyssey in History class‚ right? This story is about how Odysseus is a hero in the story just like how my dad is a hero in my own life. Odysseus is a brave‚ courageous man that has his own opinion about everything. My dad is a man that doesn’t let people bring him down with their opinion. He is determined with sharing Jesus and his heart is like gold. Just like Odysseus‚ my dad has trials in life. In Odysseus’ life one of the things he dealt with was The Island of the Cyclops. In
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