Odysseus What is a hero? A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. In that case‚ Odysseus the protagonist of The Odyssey by Homer‚ is a hero He is loyal ‚ compassionate and cunning. Odysseus is the hero of the Odyssey‚ The Odyssey tells of Odysseus’s 10 year struggle to return from the Trojan war to his home in Ithaca. He faces many obstacles during the war‚ he steps up and becomes a leader for his men and fights hard for them all
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Odysseus‚ the hero of The Odyssey‚ has found himself in many interesting‚ as well as dangerous‚ predicaments. Although these predicaments were extremely challenging‚ Odysseus always found a way to survive. His survival depended on his mind and body combined. Without this important balance of thought and strength‚ it is obvious that Odysseus would not have made it home safely‚ or he may have not even made it home at all. Throughout The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ Odysseus showed amazing personal qualities
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Is Odysseus a hero? Can Odysseus‚ the “hero” of the Odyssey‚ be considered a Greek hero in the ancient world? Certainly‚ one can agree that Odysseus has certain characteristics that would prove him to both a hero and scoundrel through countless passages in the reading. But overall‚ Odysseus can be considered one of the many Greek heroes proven through common physical traits‚ spiritual traits‚ and his charismatic personality that he shares with many other heroes. A common trope in Epic Greek stories
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the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is a Greek hero that fought in the Trojan War. After the war‚ Odysseus got lost for ten years‚ which led people to believe that he died. But he is alive‚ trapped in a land‚ Ogygia‚ trapped by a Calypso who is in deep love with Odysseus. All Odysseus wants is to go home to his wife and son. Meanwhile‚ at his palace‚ suitors have taken over and seek for Odysseus’s wife‚ Penelope’s hand in marriage. Penelope‚ however‚ stays loyal to Odysseus. Odysseus’s son‚ Prince
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to learn a lot more about himself on his journey. When Odysseus journeys to Troy and must return to his homeland of Ithaca but he faces many challenges in doing so. Achilles wonders if he should go to fight for Agamemnon and he has many challenges that happen because he does. Some literary devices are characterization‚ setting‚ conflict‚ detail. When Odysseus got stopped by Circe and was turned into a pig and was trapped for a year. Odysseus got trapped by the Cyclops‚ but did not give up and succeed
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without proper training‚ it is not bravery. It. Is. Courage. Courage is doing something that is dangerous and noble‚ but not irrational. It should also make you a better person‚ or the world a better place. Odysseus in The Odyssey Odysseus was definitely courageous in The Odyssey. Odysseus’ actions are important because they demonstrate how a small act that is spur of the moment can save many people’s lives. For an act to be courageous‚ it must require extreme danger to the individual. Defeating
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Once upon a time there was a not so smart but clever man. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ this man was Odysseus. He does not make the brightest decisions. Although‚ once he gets himself into a problem he can get out of it. This is all thanks to how clever he is. Odysseus’ most important quality is his cleverness. In a small situation‚ like on Lotus Eater Island‚ Odysseus’ cleverness still comes in handy. Odysseus and his men had first landed on the island not knowing what was to come. Some of
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In the story Odyssey by Homer Odysseus action against the wooers and the people that were involved were justified. The wooers technically exiled there king. Then the wooers wanted to get rid of everything and everyone who were loyal to Odysseus and they wanted to cover up that Odysseus was actually gone. First in the beginning it said that Odysseus was thrown out of the ship that just tells you that something is going on there is something that someone wanted to do because if they wanted
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Odysseus has long been known as classic epic hero‚ and‚ coupled with that‚ the perfect portrayal of ancient Greek values. However‚ there is another character in The Odyssey who displays these values more accurately—Odysseus’ son‚ Telemakhos. “’We three stand / ready to follow you and fight (23.126-128).’” In contrast to Odysseus’ loyalties‚ which are always somewhat uncertain and are in constant conflict with each other‚ Telemakhos’ values and allegiances are clear and straightforward. This is a
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Odysseus played both the hero and villain role in The Odyssey; it all depends on whose perspective you see him through. Penelope saw her husband as a hero who fought hard to get back home to her. To Polyphemus‚ Odysseus was a villain who tricked him and blinded him. During the Trojan War he expressed an enormous amount of hero traits‚ but later in his journey‚ especially in books 9-12 his heroic behavior diminished. Homer depicts Odysseus as the stereotypical epic hero. He was of noble birth‚ being
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