this challenging world. The story of Odyssey made me realize that we should be patient‚ humble‚ brave and do not underestimate the power of God just only because we did something great and we see ourselves as the greatest among all. Odysseus faced a lot of challenges because of one mistake but he didn’t lose hope because of his love to his family and kingdom. From the things‚ places and persons that Odysseus had been through‚ it’s impossible for Odysseus to come back to his kingdom but it was
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In The Odyssey‚ there are several decisions that Odysseus makes throughout his adventures. The first decision is when he forcibly stopped his men from eating the lotus plant to avoid major problems. When Odysseus and the group finally arrived at the land of Lotus-eaters‚ he sent a few of his men to check the place and what food the people are willing to offer for them to eat. Because of his actions‚ he made a huge mistake. The natives provided lotus plants for the men to eat‚ and it made them very
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to get to an end goal. In the “Odyssey”‚ Odysseus leaves Troy to get back home to Ithaca. This journey takes ten years‚ and he uses his cunning to fight many obstacles placed by the gods. Odysseus’ cunning was portrayed by Homer as his greatest trait because it let him evade death‚ and deceive people. Odysseus’ cunning is what saves him from death multiple times. One case in which Odysseus uses his cunning to save his life is when he meets Polyphemus. After Odysseus gives gifts Polyphemus asks for
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deeds‚ and is thought of as a model being. In the Odyssey‚ composed by Homer‚ Odysseus goes on a twenty year journey home from the Trojan War to Ithaca. Throughout this journey‚ Odysseus faces fearsome monsters‚ rough seas‚ and many other troubles and triumphs. Odysseus is a hero because he courageous‚ looks out for others‚ and is loyal to his quest. Odysseus is courageous because he protects his men and never backs down from a fight. When Odysseus and his men get captured by the Sirens‚ he wants
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very far‚ we went for the craic. We were most definitely doubted but proved all of the hopeless wrong. I think that my story relates to Odysseus’ journey in the Odyssey by Homer Odysseus and I both started off with denial of our calling and eventually accepted the call. Throughout my adventure I encountered some obstacles just like Odysseus. Through jet lag‚
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In The Odyssey written by Homer‚ Odysseus faces many monsters which are both metaphorical and tangible. Everyone has their own “monsters” which hold them back from their goals. My perfectionism is my greatest obstacle. The desire to be faultless is omnipresent‚ it acts like a ghost and is always looming over me. I confront my monster daily. He continually invades my head and I feel that I can not escape him. I was born into a family that lives for soccer‚ both of my parents are collegiate coaches
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when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed” Bob Riley. Odysseus is an epic hero during hard times he always finds a way out of trouble. He uses many epic hero traits including leadership‚ superhuman strength‚ and wisdom. First of all odysseus has many epic hero traits but‚ one of his more important ones are leardership. When they are on the land of the lotus eaters the locals offer them lotus. When the crew became forgetful of there homeland odysseus states “all hands aboard; come‚ clear the beach and
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In book 9 when Odysseus impales a burning wooden staff into Polyphemus’ eye then informs the raging cyclops that his name is nobody is an ideal instance in which directly exemplifies Odysseus’ intelligence significantly benefitting him where using his somatic fortitude would not. Before stabbing Polyphemus in the eye‚ Odysseus gets him drunk first to ensure he would not have enough coordination to attempt to kill him and his remaining crew members. The triumphant plan of intoxicating Polyphemus before
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Thought Odysseus journey towards home he has displayed the characteristic of being selfish‚ arrogant‚ and is making rash decisions that affect others; His actions lead to the death of his crew and the suitors. A heroic person is someone who does courageous acts for the sake of his family and peers. When Odysseus had the option of traveling through Scylla or Charybdis; he chooses Scylla knowing that she would kill six members of his crew. “Voices came down to me in anguish‚ calling my name for the
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Essay Odysseus is a Good Leader Odysseus was a man who was known for both his good and bad leadership qualities. Homer‚ the blind poet and the author of ‘the Odysseus’ has portrayed Odysseus as an ambiguous character. However‚ in my opinion and in this argument Odysseus have more good leadership qualities than bad leadership qualities. Throughout this epic‚ readers can see that Odysseus made many leadership decisions and took actions when it should be made. He was intelligent‚ fair and fearless
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