poem chronicles the warrior Odysseus return to the kingdom of Ithaca. Parts of Homer’s work helped display the protagonist’s capabilities as a heroic leader. However‚ critics argue that Homer did not portray Odysseus properly to claim he was a hero. Despite the disrespect and arrogance Odysseus possessed‚ he overcame impossible odds and proved himself as the true epic hero by being courageous‚ persistent and resourceful. Without doubt‚ a resourceful personality saved Odysseus’ life at least twice in
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tries to make their world a better place. Odysseus‚ the hero in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey‚ fought in the Trojan War and embarked on a ten year journey to return to his kingdom‚ Ithaca. During his quest to return home‚ he encounters many supernatural forces that show both his heroic‚ and not so heroic actions. He faces countless challenges‚ meets new people‚ and has to make sacrifices for the overall benefit of his crew (Bowler and Homer 645-705).
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get to an end goal. In the “Odyssey”‚ Odysseus leaves Troy to get back home to Ithaca. This journey takes ten years‚ and he uses his cunning to fight many obstacles placed by the gods. Odysseus’ cunning was portrayed by Homer as his greatest trait because it let him evade death‚ and deceive people. Odysseus’ cunning is what saves him from death multiple times. One case in which Odysseus uses his cunning to save his life is when he meets Polyphemus. After Odysseus gives gifts Polyphemus asks for his
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without proper training‚ it is not bravery. It. Is. Courage. Courage is doing something that is dangerous and noble‚ but not irrational. It should also make you a better person‚ or the world a better place. Odysseus in The Odyssey Odysseus was definitely courageous in The Odyssey. Odysseus’ actions are important because they demonstrate how a small act that is spur of the moment can save many people’s lives. For an act to be courageous‚ it must require extreme danger to the individual. Defeating
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Odysseus‚ the ruler of the island kingdom of Ithaca‚ was known by all for his cleverness and cunning‚ but what I noticed throughout my readings of Odysseus is that he is also shows some weaknesses at times. I will discuss examples of each of these prevalent traits throughout this essay. Throughout The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is driven to many wanderings during which he sees many wonders and endures many sufferings. Part of Homer’s theme in The Odyssey is the vicissitudes that have promoted Odysseus’s
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and a more productive person.” Dr David M Burn’s quote explains how you must face your fears to be a more perfect and productive person. A perfect hero must face al their fears‚ which allows them to become a perfect hero. In the Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus is portrayed as a perfect hero because he shows traits such as strength‚ bravery‚ and wisdom. There are many traits a perfect hero must have‚ the most important one may be strength. Strength is so vital to be a perfect hero because you can accomplish
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when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed” Bob Riley. Odysseus is an epic hero during hard times he always finds a way out of trouble. He uses many epic hero traits including leadership‚ superhuman strength‚ and wisdom. First of all odysseus has many epic hero traits but‚ one of his more important ones are leardership. When they are on the land of the lotus eaters the locals offer them lotus. When the crew became forgetful of there homeland odysseus states “all hands aboard; come‚ clear the beach and
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qualities enable Odysseus to survive all his dangerous adventures and to surmount all obstacles to return home safely and regain his old staus? = The outstanding qualities that I think Odysseus had were that he was his intelligence‚ his strength‚ and he was very caring. His best quality is that he is very intelligent. He is able to use his mind to find solutions to problems‚ outsmart people‚ and to just use his mind for many different problems. For example when the Cyclops asked Odysseus what his name
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In book 9 when Odysseus impales a burning wooden staff into Polyphemus’ eye then informs the raging cyclops that his name is nobody is an ideal instance in which directly exemplifies Odysseus’ intelligence significantly benefitting him where using his somatic fortitude would not. Before stabbing Polyphemus in the eye‚ Odysseus gets him drunk first to ensure he would not have enough coordination to attempt to kill him and his remaining crew members. The triumphant plan of intoxicating Polyphemus before
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