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    great leader. The Odyssey is about the adventurer and leader Odysseus who is on an epic journey back home. The only problem is his crew that went along on his journey was all met in an untimely demise‚ the reason being‚ Odyessus was unfit to be a leader among his crew. This was a tragedy could have been avoided. In this analysis it will tell the reader on why Odysseus was a terrible leader for this epic journey to begin with. Odysseus was a terrible leader‚ especially during the battle at Ismarros

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    Odysseus Character Traits

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    Odysseus’ Personality Over His Journey Why do epics fascinate people and captivate them? Is it because the story‚ the adventure‚ or maybe the humor. Humans may never know‚ but here’s the rundown on Odysseus from The Odyssey by Homer. In this epic poem the hero Odysseus is sent from his home to fight the Trojan War. On the return the Gods put him through many trials and tribulations until he gets home. When‚ as Homer narrated to listeners‚ his home itself was besieged by traitors attempting to steal

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    Heroes in Action: Odysseus & Spiderman The late actor‚ Christopher Reeve‚ once stated‚ “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” In the epic‚ Odyssey‚ by Homer and the film‚ Spiderman‚ directed by Sam Raimi‚ the crux of the storyline relates to a hero and the challenges they face along the way. In the Odyssey‚ Odysseus is the main character. The epic tale outlines his travels as he attempts to travel back to his home

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     They gave him motivation to  reaching Ithaca. They were just about to start a family when Odysseus left for war‚ but that had  to be held off. Penelope adored Odysseus‚ and same in return. Even though he and his son never  actually met‚ they had a special type of bond that cannot be broken. Along the way‚ goddesses  assisted Odysseus in his obstacles‚ Athena and Circes particularly. Athena was a sort of  wingman‚ helping Odysseus along his journey‚ while Circes managed a deal with him that led

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    Odysseus The Epic Hero! Odysseus is an epic hero because of all the challenging obstacles he had to overcome. He is strong and brave by never giving up‚ but rather determined to fulfill his accomplishments as a young and adventurous man. Odysseus was also very cunning‚ knowing how to create and form the ideal way to sabotage the Trojans. Such a bold hero and great father that seeks to win the 10 year war with the Trojans and succeeds. Although‚ weaknesses lye in every man as a human necessity

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    their journey‚ what about Odysseus journey home. All the obstacles and lessons he faces or what about the foolish things he does during his Journey home. In this essay we are gonna talk about how Odysseus is not a hero and why he is not a hero because he is a murder and a thief. My first reason why is Odysseus is not a hero is that he is a murder. For my first example on why Odysseus is a murder is that he killed all the men on an island when he was sailing home. Odysseus landed on an island on his

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    Odysseus Journey Summary

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    In this story a lot of interesting things happen‚ Odysseus goes on a wild adventure which causes him to go to many islands discovering all the things out there. Laertes had a son‚ his name was Odysseus. Odysseus lived on the peaked sea-mark on the Island of Ithaca‚ that is located under Neion’s wind-blown robe of leaves. Odysseus was once held by Calypso in her cave. I know this because he stated “Calypso‚ loveliest among goddess‚ who held me in her smooth caves‚ to be her heart’s delight‚ as Circe

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    desire for something forbidden fatally affects the rest of Odysseus’ crew as well as himself. When Odysseus and his crew find themselves on an island housing Helios’ beloved cattle‚ Odysseus remembers a warning that no harm should come upon the beasts‚ he passes it along to the rest of his crew. This warning becomes harder and harder to heed when a storm traps them on the island for over a month with a limited food supply. When one of Odysseus’ crew‚ Eurylochus‚ cannot take the starvation and famine

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    Odysseus as an Epic Hero.

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    Odysseus As An Epic Hero In the story of the Odyssey‚ Odysseus was put through many ordeals through which we see his moral and physical characteristics. After evaluating such characteristics we can see that Odysseus is a great epic hero. We can see that not only is he superior to most mortal men‚ he also shares many of the same desires‚ therefore fulfilling all the technical requirements of a "hero". Odysseus has insight about his own fate and destiny‚ but lives intertwined with the Olympic Gods

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    Odysseus Bad Leader

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    In the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ it is known that Odysseus is a bad leader because he doesn’t give clear directions and he decides to venture to lethal places. Odysseus is someone who does not provide adequate directions to his crew‚ including the many times he tells his men something that they are not suppose to do that they still do. “Aeolus / ‚ god of unfavorable winds / … bottling up unfavorable winds and sending them a fair breeze / … the men untie the bag of winds. And their ships are blown

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