An epic hero is someone who embodies the ideals of a society. He overcomes obstacles‚ and is courageous‚ intelligent‚ and honorable. He is on an epic journey. The Odyssey is usually described as an epic poem of an epic hero. The following text is about whether or not Odysseus really is an epic hero. Sometimes‚ Odysseus really acts like a hero‚ but sometimes not. In the Trojan War‚ he was very strong and brave‚ and he protected his men‚ but in book 9-12‚ he doesn’t seem to be the leader of his
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Odyssey which is the story of Odysseus. Odysseus a Greek Hero who fought in the Trojan War for ten years and was gone from home for another ten years. One place Odysseus traveled to was Cyclops island where Odysseus met Polyphemus. Polyphemus was a cyclops that shows how Odysseus’ life changed and how Odysseus is a hero with a lesson to learn. Odysseus made some clever choices with Polyphemus but other choices lead to nothing but destruction and pain. Throughout Odysseus’ journey he is reminded of the
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Odysseus falls under a hero because he had saved his men multiple times. He had also helped his people win the war by coming up with the trojan horse idea. When they brought in the horse all the people ran out killing all the men and taking of the place. They had also got to that island of the lotus eater and his men had suddenly were starting to get addicted and not wanting to leave. So he got them out of there and sailed away into the sun set. They had been away from home for 17 years and they
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From Zero to Hero Throughout history‚ many people have risen and fallen in power due to their weaknesses and strengths. Napoleon Bonaparte‚ the great war leader and eventual Emperor of the French‚ was brought down due to the brute attacks on France by the United Kingdom‚ Spain‚ Portugal‚ Russia‚ and even by his own arrogance and carelessness. On the contrary‚ George Washington‚ a wealthy farmer from Virginia‚ was able to lead the thirteen colonies into defeating the most powerful army in
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April 2008 Odysseus: Hero or Villain? Heading home‚ to Ithaca‚ Odysseus is faced upon many obstacles that he and his men try to overcome‚ but in the end substantiate that Odysseus is a villain. “The old soldier in despair: He has spent ten years (seven of them as Calypso’s not entirely unwillingly captive) trying to get home” (652‚ summary). Evidence proves that Odysseus is a villain‚ because he tries to convince that he was kept unwillingly by Calypso. However‚ it is true that Odysseus was kept as
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In the Odyssey‚ we are introduced to odysseus as a battle hero. Nowadays when you hear of a soldier or general‚ most people think of a hard muscley guy that shows little feelings. That is accurate to who odysseus was right after the long battle of Troy. What changed him from that to a wise more caring and clever man was the journey home and the obstacles it contained. In the beginning of his journey home Odysseus and his men were very head strong as they landed on ismarus/ismara‚ which was on the
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unnatural things‚ like Batman and Iron Man. Odysseus is no different from the common heroes we hear today. The most heroic attribute of Odysseus was that he was smart. He was also courageous as well as confident. Odysseus was a very smart man. This was shown when the cyclops Prometheus asked him what his name was when they were trapped in the cave and Odysseus answered that his name was “No One.” This helped Odysseus and his men a lot because when Odysseus blinded the cyclops‚ who then screamed that
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The daily adventures of Odysseus are closely related to the lives of veterans who risk their lives each and every day. Odysseus and veterans are heroes that experience the consequences of life. Through their encounters‚ they are able to learn from those experiences and overcome their hardships. Odysseus possesses qualities are both beneficial and detrimental for his well being. The protagonist of The Odyssey is able use his cleverness and mischievousness by tricking Polyphemus while held captive
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Hero or Zero Many characters in the play‚ Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ could have been questioned in terms of their motives and will. Determining who has the actual honor to be titled a tragic hero or a zero. A hero is someone who will risk it all even if that means killing a close friend for the roman people. Julius Caesar became a hero when he refused the crown numerous times and did not receive it. Caesar was hailed as a great man and the question of his heroism‚ came when his actions
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Anthony Williams Williams 1 Professor Douglas Fulkerson History Europe to Mid-17th Cen 14 June 2014 Alcibiades: Hero or Zero? After pouring over numerous reading materials about Alcibiades‚ I was surprised at the number of times his legacy seemed to contradict itself. On one hand‚ he was viewed by many as a brilliant advisor‚ politician‚ and military commander; courageous in battle‚ and then on the other hand‚ he was viewed as underhanded‚ wicked and corrupt. He
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