My Odysseus As An Epic Hero

There are many epic heroes in literature that i could have chosen,but I decided to go with Odysseus. When I first read the odyssey, I loved it and I still do. I loved it not only for the Greek culture, action or monsters. I fell in love with the book because of the characters mainly Odysseus, before I learned what an epic hero was I already knew that Odysseus was one.On his journey throughout this book he was courageous, wise, intelligent, loyal and many more. He is also a father and a husband, he showed so much loyalty to them by never giving up on them and never betraying them. I know loyalty is not one of the qualities to be an epic hero but to me it is. Odysseus is a hero in many ways whether it's an epic one or a spiritual one he will always be considered a great one to me.

Odysseus showed courageousness throughout his whole journey. He always wanted to show bravery to his solders, so they would believe that they could defeat any challenge that would come their way. Even though he feared he stayed strong. His only goal was to get back home to his family and he was willing to do anything to
One of the times he showed the act of intelligence was when he told Polyphemus his name was nothing. Odysseus was also a very wise man. He was the goddess Athena's favorite.Athena is the goddess of wisdom daughter of Zeus. She helped him with the Trojan horse that helped them conquer the city of troy. She helped him mostly throughout the odyssey. Odysseus was also one of the best soldiers. That also took a lot of intelligence. This is also one of the many reasons why Odysseus is an epic