Certainly‚ people can argue both ways and support their arguments from evidence in the reading. According to our views‚ Odysseus is definitely one of‚ if not the one‚ ideal hero of the ancient Greek world. There are quite a lot of reasons why this is so. Firstly‚ Odysseus is an ideal hero in both the physical and the spiritual sense. In the physical sense he is a great hero‚ because he overcomes all these extreme dangers; he comes out alive after wondering for ten years and facing the most extremely
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learned about the Odyssey in History class‚ right? This story is about how Odysseus is a hero in the story just like how my dad is a hero in my own life. Odysseus is a brave‚ courageous man that has his own opinion about everything. My dad is a man that doesn’t let people bring him down with their opinion. He is determined with sharing Jesus and his heart is like gold. Just like Odysseus‚ my dad has trials in life. In Odysseus’ life one of the things he dealt with was The Island of the Cyclops. In
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Odysseus’ Negligent Leadership Throughout his reign as King of France‚ Louis XVI portrayed poor leadership. He was often considered indecisive‚ for this reason many of his men did not trust him. Louis XVI’s desire to expand France’s territory in order to acquire personal glory is comparable to Odysseus’ journey home to Ithaca in order to attain kleos. Not only were their goals similar but both Odysseus and Louis XVI’s men were killed in the process. In ancient Greece‚ Greeks had higher expectations
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fate of Odysseus? Level 2: In Book VII (7)‚ why do you think Athena wants to mask Odysseus’s identity from the palace of Alcinoos? Level 2: Why doesn’t Odysseus accept/trust the help of the gods other than that of Athena? Level 3: If you were Zeus‚ would you take Athena’s side and allow Odysseus to return home or would you take Poseidon’s side‚ OR would you mediate as Zeus did in the book and explain your thoughts. 1: Athena explains to the gods that Odysseus remains
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Odysseus is not a hero because he let down a lot of people. What a hero is a person that will give everything that they have to save another person from any harm. Such as next a reasons why Odysseus is not a hero is because he was the cause why his own mother died. Odysseus was not a hero because he let his own mother die. When Odysseus was in his return from Troy(adventures)‚ he was away for a long period of time‚but as his mother grew older every day he was making it harder for his mother
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What is a hero? On Dictonary.com it states thats its “ a brave and noble character in an epic poem‚ admired for great achievements or affected by grand events ” Now the real questios is. Is Odysseus a hero? In the Odyssey by Homer‚ it’s an epic poem about a man is stuck in a war for many years. He finally escapes the war to go home but instead is faced with many adventures to come along the way. On his adventures he goes through terrible storms‚ Wicked creatures‚ he also had to face gods and goddesses
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that is Odysseus. But who is Odysseus‚ he was a hero in Homers epic and not only that but was also one of the greatest heroes who fought in the Trojan war. Odysseus was a very smart man because he created a plan that would destroy the city of troy so the Trojan war could end. he encountered many different things on his way back home to Ithaca. Where he left his wife for more than 10 years. Odysseus ruled Ithaca so it was very important for him to go back home with his people. Odysseus had courage
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Odysseus lead a ship full of men ready to fight their way back to Ithaca‚ which is where Odysseus and his men are from. Odysseus and his men sail the seas for about 10 years before Odysseus reaches Ithaca‚ and gets to see his family and town back. His leadership was very admirable throughout their journey. Odysseus is an admirable hero because he display the following traits: loyalty‚ cleverness‚ and strength. First‚ Odysseus’s trait‚ loyalty‚ shows him as a admirable hero. In “The Land of the
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them to the Epic hero Odysseus. They share many similarities such as their patriotism and high Intelligence. However‚ while sharing many similarities they share a key difference. Odysseus is sometimes “Hot Headed”‚ or and lets his emotions play a part in his decisions. Which is definitely not ideal‚ and can get him and his men in trouble at times. My first point of comparison is how patriotic they both are. I base this similarity on
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great hero called Odysseus. Odysseus is a great hero in fact he is so great that there are two books. In addition‚ I think he should get an award for being such a good hero. He is confident‚ he inspires people‚ and he is creative. Being confident is a great part of being a leader. Moreover‚ Odysseus shines in that aspect. On page 383 lines‚ 390-394 it says “o cyclops! Would you feast on my companions? Puny‚ am I‚ in a caveman’s hands…” (Homer). The book is showing us that Odysseus is confident in
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