Odysseus‚ a hero? What comes to mind when we think of a hero? Generally‚ we think a hero is someone with some super powers‚ and has the ability to save the world. The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ a Greek mythical epic‚ includes Odysseus‚ someone who would be considered a hero‚ by what bravery he had shown. But as his life and the epic progresses‚ almost every time Odysseus faces a difficulty‚ he chooses to do the right thing‚ yet his pride and selfishness always get in the way‚ bringing him down and
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Odysseus In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus breaks Homers’ rule of characters not changing by going from a glory-seeking leader with a big mouth‚ to being a home-seeking leader that is patient. Odysseus has all the Homeric characteristics that define a leader. He has nobility‚ strength‚ courage‚ and a sharp intellect. Odysseus‚ along with every other hero‚ also has a few bad traits. He likes to linger around in one place for too long‚ his pride and ego are too big‚ and he wants glory so much he loses sight
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“Odysseus is too thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful to be a real hero.” How far do you agree with this view? Yes‚ I do agree that Odysseus was thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful but these qualities were necessary for him to complete his journey and be seen as a hero on his return to Ithaca. Greek heroes like Odysseus were greater than the average man and achieved much notoriety and fame by being thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful. Inevitability Odysseus‚ curiosity led him to make bad decisions after
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Why Odysseus is an Epic Character “I am Odysseus son of Laertes‚ known before all men for the study of crafty designs‚ and my fame goes up to the heavens.” Odysseus was quoted saying this in Book 9. Odysseus said this when he was greeting others. Some of the reasons he does these things is because he is an epic character. The Odyssey clearly shows Odysseus is an epic character through the conflict he faces‚ his long journey‚ and the hardships he endures. Odysseus has been shown
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matters. In the Odyssey the main character is Odysseus. This is his backstory. After Odysseus sacked the city of Troy he tried to sail home but was detained by the Gods for 10 years. He arrived to find his home under assault by men wanting his wife… He killed them all. Odysseus is not a hero because he did things only to help himself and he used people who trusted him with their lives to do so. The first reason Odysseus is not a hero is because he did things for
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being stuck on an island for years. On his journey he faces many obstacles and also get help from many gods. His man were killed and faced many obstacles with him. When he gets home after his journey he also faces life or death obstacles. Thesis Odysseus is not a hero because he was told everything that was going to happen on his journey nothing came as a surprise and he was told how to face those obstacles‚ he also killed many people he didn’t save them or try to reason with them. Body paragraph
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temptresses‚ a suitors contest‚ and epic hero‚ and loyal servants. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ the main character faces many sea monsters including Scylla‚ Sirens‚ and Charybdis. Scylla is a sea monster with six heads. She is portrayed as similar to an octopus. She will not stop attacking her prey until she eats six men. Once she gets one human to eat per head‚ she will leave them alone. Another sea monster Odysseus’ encounters are Sirens. Sirens bewitch men with their voice and lure them to their
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start of a big event then at the end become very mature? If you have then you are just like Odysseus in the Odyssey‚ very immature and made lots of mistakes at the beginning but then at the end lets go of his major pride and submits to the gods’ wishes. One summer my Mother and sister went to Romania on a mission’s trip‚ so my brothers were sent to stay at a friends and I flew to Arizona from Wyoming to stay with some other friends. I was twelve years old and thought I was mature but over time my view
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poet named Homer had written an epic poem called “The Odyssey”. In “The Odyssey”‚ there is a person with these traits named Odysseus. Odysseus goes through adventures for a long time trying to get home. Odysseus is an epic hero Odysseus and his men land on a Cyclopes island‚ Polyphemus. Polyphemus gets mad at Odysseus and his men so Polyphemus eats 6 of Odysseus’ men. Odysseus uses his strength and his cleverness to blind the Cyclopes. “So with our brand we bored that great eye socket while blood
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however this was not the case for Odysseus because he was stuck at sea for 10 full years. During this time‚ had a lot of fights and had to kill a lot of people‚ But I think that Odysseus is still a good guy despite his violent actions because he did them to help his crew‚ to try and get home and to help his family against the suitors. My first reason that Odysseus is still a good guy is because he tried to protect his crew. During his trip home from the trojan war‚ Odysseus did not make any decisions
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