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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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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Odysseus showed a lot of features in being a hero. From stabbing a cyclops in the eye to going to the underworld to more risky and dangerous things. Odysseus loves to take risks no matter what the consequences are. Odysseus as we know is a risk taker and performs daring actions. In the story his crew comes across a cyclops that later was blinded by a stab wound to the eye performed by Odysseus. This shows his daring and risk-taking feature. The way he performed this action it could have went wrong
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Odysseus a hero? The only heroes I know are Superman‚ Batman‚ and Ironman. How can someone as normal as Odysseus be compared to someone as strong as Batman? The truth is Odysseus‚ raider of cities‚ is in fact an archetypal hero. The four characteristics Odysseus exemplified to make himself a hero are: bravery‚ faithfulness‚ intelligence‚ and determination. First off‚ Odysseus was a very brave person. Even though and underdog‚ Odysseus never backed down. His first act of bravery was his ability
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Fixed Income Zero coupon bonds Professor Anh Le 1 – Zero coupon bond and zero yields A zero coupon bond (or zero for short)‚ as its name suggests‚ is a bond that pays no coupons. It only pays the face value on the maturity date. Not surprisingly‚ sellers of zero coupon bonds have to offer them at a deep discount in order to sell them to the public. For example‚ a 30‐yr zero‚ face value $1‚000 could be selling for as little as $53.54. One question you may ask right now is: i
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Odysseus‚ a hero? What comes to mind when we think of a hero? Generally‚ we think a hero is someone with some super powers‚ and has the ability to save the world. The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ a Greek mythical epic‚ includes Odysseus‚ someone who would be considered a hero‚ by what bravery he had shown. But as his life and the epic progresses‚ almost every time Odysseus faces a difficulty‚ he chooses to do the right thing‚ yet his pride and selfishness always get in the way‚ bringing him down and
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