An epic hero is a figure of great‚ larger-than-life stature where his most remarkable traits are those valued by his culture. The Odyssey by Homer‚ tells a fascinating story of king Odysseus‚ who takes a twenty year journey in order to return to his home of Ithaca after his great victory in the Trojan War. After many years of life risking danger‚ is Odysseus really considered an epic hero? What makes a true epic hero? Odysseus’ pride‚ intelligence‚ and courage are the exact traits found in an epic
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Odysseus‚ the main character of The Odyssey‚by Homer‚ 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
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on an island for years. On his journey he faces many obstacles and also get help from many gods. His man were killed and faced many obstacles with him. When he gets home after his journey he also faces life or death obstacles. Thesis Odysseus is not a hero because he was told everything that was going to happen on his journey nothing came as a surprise and he was told how to face those obstacles‚ he also killed many people he didn’t save them or try to reason with them. Body paragraph Reason
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Odyssey. Odysseus is the main character and hero of the epic poem “The Odyssey”. Odysseus pronounced o-diss-ee-oos. Odysseus and Ulysses are the same person. The name was different because Odysseus is Greek and Ulysses is English. In the poem tells that Odysseus struggle to return home for 10 years following the Trojan War. During his struggle he met Lotus-eaters‚ Cyclops‚ Aeolus‚ Scylla and Charybdis‚ and Calypso. Homer’s work was considered a fiction because there is no proof that Odysseus ever existed
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A Comparison of the Heroes‚ Odysseus‚ Jason and Aeneas Odysseus is unique among epic heroes in that his strength comes not from inhuman powers or exceptional physical ability‚ but mainly from his mind. Odysseus‚ regularly uses cunning‚ guile‚ and superiority of intellect to overcome obstacles. In this paper I will compare Odysseus to other epic heroes‚ both in terms of character and in terms of responses to crises‚ comparing his reactions with those of other heroes placed in similar situations
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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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Sometimes Andrew believed Neil Josten was more self-destructive than he was. No‚ maybe not as self-destructive. Andrew doubted that. What was Neil‚ then? Neil was a coward. He was always running‚ always hiding‚ always lying. It surprised Andrew that that tactic had worked for Neil for so long. Running and hiding had never helped Andrew. Neil was a snarky little shit. Every other word out of his mouth was smart-assery or sass. Or both. Neil was an idiot. For having spent such copious amounts of
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Many factors contribute to Odysseus being an epic hero. The first would be his wit when it came to the cyclops. Odysseus and his men face the monstrous Cyclops‚ and are basically held captive in there attempts to escape. However‚ Odysseus trick the cyclops by offering him an abundance of wine‚ which gets him drunk. Odysseus then take a hot rod‚ and pokes out the Cyclops eye. This aids them in getting away from the dreaded island. Odysseus use his intelligence to help his men escape‚ but not without
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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 to figure
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Odysseus was a very faithful‚ courageous‚ brave‚ and a intelligent man. He was not very admirable though. For example‚ when Odysseus is "stuck between Charybdis and Scylla‚" he chooses not to tell his men about the nearing danger because he knew they would become alarmed and would put the entire crew and the ship in danger; instead‚ he said nothing‚ hid himself below‚ and allowed 6 men to be eaten! These next few paragraphs are going to explain situations in the epic that reveal some of these traits
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