Odysseus A Different Type of Hero The Homeric epic‚ the Odyssey‚ is set in the peaceful years following the Trojan War‚ and concerns the returning heroes on their journeys home‚ in particular Odysseus of Ithaca. Odysseus is an epic hero; he displays courage‚ superior strength‚ and leadership‚ all qualities that people admire. While displaying these archetypal heroic traits he also displays his weaknesses as a man‚ particularly his excessive pride‚ which actually make him easy to relate to. So
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Though Odysseus had many adventures‚ the most important quality is that he was very smart about the strategies that he would use to complete his tasks at hand. This resourcefulness is important because it helped him survive his encounter with the Cyclops and Circe when she tried to keep him for her own. One example of Odysseus’ cleverness is when he encountered the Cyclops. He used his crew to put the Cyclops to sleep after the Cyclops got upset that Odysseus and his crew ate his food. So while the
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and Odysseus. They both are excellent warriors‚ strong‚ and have some type of authority‚ Achilles being the leader of the Myrmidons‚ and Odysseus the king of Ithaca. Both of them have to face several trials‚ and both of them have some desire for revenge. Odysseus wanted to slaughter the suitors for coming to the palace and being horrible guests‚ while Achilles seeks revenge for Hector for killing Patroclus. They both show compassion for their hurt ones. Differences between them are Odysseus is more
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story of Odysseus and his ten year struggle to return home to Ithaca‚ even though most believe him to be dead. While gone‚ his wife Penelope is courted by suitors in hopes of the riches and title that is held by Odysseus as we watch the rise and fall of and fall of Odysseus’
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Odysseus declines Calypso’s offer for the most sought after immortality because ultimately‚ his desire to return home and reunite with his wife‚ Penelope‚ outweighs any of Calypso’s most tempting offers. This proves to be true in several ways: first‚ it is important to realize that Odysseus has been on Ogygia Island for over nineteen years and is still yearning to return to Ithaca. Second‚ his direct decline of Calypso’s advances is clever and courageous‚ and lastly‚ even though Calypso foretells
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Soldiers from all the different periods of time have faced the hardships of war. In history‚ there have been millions of troops. One of the soldiers to compare is Odysseus from Homer’s “The Odyssey. The other are soldiers from the second world war. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus experiences are similar to those of modern soldiers returning from war‚ such as the deaths of their fellow soldiers‚ the amount of time for which they left‚ and the ill treatment they faced when returning home. All soldiers
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We’ve heard of Odysseus haven’t we? We can consider him as a hero but in a way a tragic hero. A tragic hero can be described as one who is very brave but at the same time foolish. As a tragic hero‚ Odysseus contains tragic flaws‚ which include‚ he’s very cocky‚ he’s violent‚ as and he is also very arrogant; these flaws negatively impact the story because in every bad situation that he has been in he always drags down his men‚ and his flaws made him lose the lives of all of his men. To start this
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After Odysseus left I changed for good. I hated men more than ever. I no longer provided them the luxury of enjoying one last meal‚ all men that entered were soon modified then slaughtered. All because Odysseus had left me shattered‚ broken‚ and raw. What kind of a fool was I to allow him to hurt me so much? I let another man take me to bed and let him control me‚ as if I were a weakling. I had known that Odysseus wouldn’t stay‚ but how could I resist him? I swore an oath and now I pay the consequences
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How would you feel like if you if were forced to take a test that decided your whole future. Or decided if you stay with your family or leave them forever. The characters Tris and Odysseus are very similar and in many ways. Tris lives at home with her brother‚ mother and father. Odysseus lives at home with his wife and son. In my essay I will be telling you how the heroes are alike and in one way that they are different. When Beatrice leaves her family to be with her new friends and soon to be family
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Odysseus‚ the guy who poked me in my only eye‚ has been fighting for ten years in a city called Troy. When he finally finished‚ the gods were angry and sent a huge storm in the sea their way. The Greek warriors waited for the storm to end. They ended up on the shore of an island. It’s actually my island. I‚ Polyphemus‚ live in a cave on my island. It has lots of food so I’m good. Odysseus and his men explored the island and found my cave. They feasted on my baby lambs‚ goats‚ fruits and
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