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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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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Is Odysseus a Hero? Anyone can be brave‚ caring‚ intelligent‚ or confident. When these characteristics are combined in one person that person is called a hero. The Hero’s Journey is never an easy one. This particular journey‚ as detailed in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ is one of struggle‚ loss‚ heartache‚ pain‚ growth and triumph. It is comprised of many steps that Odysseus has to overcome and battle through in order to achieve his final goal of reaching his home and his loved ones. Odysseus overcomes
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Odysseus demonstrates his resourcefulness and cunningness‚ but most definitely serves as no hero through several episodes of his pridefulness‚ unfaithfulness‚ and ruthless murdering. Odysseus shows qualities of a narcissist as he focuses on himself and not on the greater good. In Book IX‚ Odysseus and his men go to the Cyclopes’ island and visits one of their caves: "We soon reached his cave but didn’t find him [the Cyclopes]. [...] We went inside the cave and looked around. [...] At first‚ my comrades
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Temptations of Odysseus Odysseus: a hero in every way. He is a real man‚ skilled in the sports‚ handy with a sword and spear‚ and a master of war strategy. Most of the challenges and adventures in his return voyage from Troy show us this even if we had no idea of his great heroic stature and accomplishments in the Trojan war. I found in my reading of the Odyssey that most of the trials the gods place upon him are readily faced with heroic means. These challenges are not necessarily welcomed
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Odysseus has many character traits that are accentuated by his adventures and travels. The main ones are his curiosity‚ his intelligence or deceitfulness‚ and his amazing self control. His cunning and self control help him to survive throughout his journeys but his curiosity sometimes hurts him. Throughout the story it is evident that one of Odysseus’ major character traits is curiosity. One example of his curiosity was when he visited the land of the Cyclops. He said that he wanted to go see what
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Homer many of the obstacles Odysseus encounters are female‚ monsters‚ and seducers. Odysseus overcomes many female obstacles such as Scylla‚ Circe‚ Sirens‚ and Calypso. Ancient Greeks felt women were dangerous. Things would be different if Odysseus encountered more male obstacles because he would have just fought them and won. Odysseus has many experiences with female characters such as Scylla‚ Circe‚ Sirens‚ and Calypso. In order to overcome these obstacles Odysseus had to go threw many difficulties
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The Hero Odysseus Homer’s Odyssey is an epic tale that shows us the struggle of one man who is known as Odysseus‚ and his ten-year struggle to return home to his wife after fighting in the Trojan War. Along the way he is faced with many challenges‚ and the decisions he makes shapes his fate‚ his life‚ and the lives of his crew aboard his ship. During his journey‚ he makes good and bad decisions such as blinding Cyclopes‚ leaving the mystical bag of winds unguarded‚ and building the Trojan horse
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foe indeed- could dare bring death’s pain on him and darkness in his eyes? (Homer‚ line 1412‚ page 1009) Over a period of time‚ Odysseus develops a hatred for the most obnoxious suitor named Antinous. Antinous believes that he couldn’t be killed because he amongst his friends and he has become hubris. Ignorantly‚ he thinks that no man would dare to kill him‚ but Odysseus proves him wrong by shooting
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in battle his armor remains and is going to be given to either ajax or Odysseus whoever gives a good speech on why they think they deserve Achilles armor. After each one giving their speech Odysseus is the one who seems more intellectual and can give a good speech on the other hand
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