What do you think Odysseus personality traits are? Odysseus has many positive character traits that show up in the story many times. These traits include being a good leader‚ being smart/clever‚ and caring. One trait that Odysseus has is being a great leader. One way that he is a great leader is because he had won the war against the Trojans. The way he won was that he had a brilliant idea of making a Trojan horse. The reason he made a Trojan horse is so he can hide inside of it and attack the Trojan
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Beowulf‚ is a small scrawny man‚ but smarter than you would expect. As a child‚ he was fond of playing with bees‚ which when he got older‚ gave him bad eyesight cause of how many times he got stung. “He sees where other people looks”‚(p.29) is the perfect quote that describes him in the book‚ and‚ “he makes strength from his own weaknesses.” Before being a hero‚ he always “struck people as honest and open‚” and a rare kind of person who makes strength from his weaknesses‚ something not very many people
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Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Portal: Seeking Wisdom Amanda Conley Salve Regina University Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Good hospitality is an expected practice in Greek culture. The King of gods‚ Zeus‚ supports proper hospitality. “Zeus of the Strangers guards all guests and suppliants: strangers are sacred—Zeus will avenge their rights!” (Odyssey‚ 9.304-5) The encounter between Odysseus and Polyphemus‚ also known as “the Cyclops”‚ showed a great example of poor hospitality
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Odysseus’ Leadership There are many qualities of becoming a good leader‚ selfishness is not one. "Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people"- Nelson Mandela. Odysseus’ journey home was all about himself he ordered his crew members to find food and fight for him‚ as he would never fight for them. Some think that Odysseus was a great leader because of his mind‚ but if he was so smart‚ why would he let is crewmates suffer. Odysseus was not a strong leader and ultimately
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Odysseus’ Cunning In Homer’s epic novel The Odyssey‚ Homer depicts Odysseus as a character of great intelligence and cunning. Throughout the many dangers and hazards he encounters‚ Odysseus shows‚ in many ways‚ his ingenious slyness. Odysseus’ cunning is shown in many examples‚ such as when he encounters the lotus-eaters. Some of his men‚ hungry as they are‚ accept the lotus-eaters’ offering of some of their lotus to eat. Soon they forget all about their efforts to get home as a result of
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Beowulf and Odysseus; two heroes in literature. They are similar in many ways. They both share the traits of an epic hero‚ however‚ they are different from each other in many ways. Both Beowulf and Odysseus have the traits of an epic hero: bravery‚ courage‚ leadership‚ strength‚ craving for fame and glory‚ among other things. Beowulf exemplifies bravery‚ courage and strength when he goes off to fight the monster Grendel so that he can no longer terrorized of people of Danesland. He feels a certain
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Odysseus was a very effective leader. The first example was when Odysseus devised a quick‚ and cunning plan in the midst of chaos during their imprisonment in Polyphemus’ cave. A leader’s great leadership is the key to success. When Odysseus commanded the men to do as his plan follows‚ they listened‚ which resulted in their success in escaping the cave. Odysseus was an effective leader because he was cunning. Another example was when the crew were travelling in the Straits of Scylla and Charybdis
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Odysseus’ potentials and character nature serve as a worldview of the perfect Homeric Greek man. The "god-like Odysseus" is complicated‚ courageous‚ clever‚ and expressive. His increments are a lot of his understandings through travel‚ the meeting of various societies and people groups and gains from misery and mistakes. Odysseus’ strength is continually tested by the lure of ladies. In the Odyssey‚ batch cases of such attraction mirror the significance of sexual orientation and the part of ladies
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Odysseus and Ulysses Legends are often alluded to in modern works of art. The Odyssey is a collection of stories detailing the adventures of Odysseus‚ the great hero of the Trojan War. Odysseus is alluded to in several books and movies‚ including O Brother‚ Where Art Thou?. In O Brother‚ Where Art Thou?‚ a character named Ulysses Everett McGill closely resembles Odysseus. The movie O Brother‚ Where Art Thou? adapts Odysseus from The Odyssey to create a witty and proud character named Ulysses.
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Odyssey‚ the book which people have been reading and learning from it generation after generation‚ its main character‚ Odysseus has been portrayed to be a great leader and be worshiped by a large amount of people. However‚ while reading it in advanced deeply‚ in details and sentence by sentence‚ seeing the evidence‚ the mirror of Odysseus occurred. The way that he treated his men‚ the way he led his men to‚ the way he talked to his men‚ arrogance‚ self-centered‚ unmotived‚ selfish all showed his
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