The Hero Of Odysseus In Homer's The Odyssey
Odysseus What is a hero? A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. In that case, Odysseus the protagonist of The Odyssey by Homer, is a hero He is loyal , compassionate and cunning.
Odysseus is the hero of the Odyssey, The Odyssey tells of Odysseus’s 10 year struggle to return from the Trojan war to his home in Ithaca. He faces many obstacles during the war, he steps up and becomes a leader for his men and fights hard for them all. The first example proving that Odysseus is a hero is when he tricked the Cyclops Polyphemus by telling him his name was “nobody” and then disguised his men as sheep so that Polyphemus would unwittingly let them out of his cave. He showed wisdom …show more content…
Even in the face of dangers such as Scylla and Circe, the men stuck with Odysseus and looked up to him and as well as trusted him. At the end of the story, Odysseus is very courageous and tricks the suitors by doing what no other man can do, He strings the famous bow. In doing so, he has given himself the weapon with which to defeat the suitors and taken them by surprise. Some people say Odysseus is not a hero because he was not loyal to his wife, and cheated on her with several goddesses. I can see why people may think that cheating on his wife would take away his title of a hero but truly it doesn't. It has nothing to do with him being a hero or not. Yes, he cheated on his wife, But he leads his men to victory in the war after 10 long years of fighting for his people. In conclusion Odysseus is a hero. This is shown when he tricked the Cyclops and saved all of his men, he is also a hero because all of his men looked up to him and trusted him. Lastly, he strings the famous bow! Odysseus was a very intelligent and caring, He was a great leader and
Odysseus is the hero of the Odyssey, The Odyssey tells of Odysseus’s 10 year struggle to return from the Trojan war to his home in Ithaca. He faces many obstacles during the war, he steps up and becomes a leader for his men and fights hard for them all. The first example proving that Odysseus is a hero is when he tricked the Cyclops Polyphemus by telling him his name was “nobody” and then disguised his men as sheep so that Polyphemus would unwittingly let them out of his cave. He showed wisdom …show more content…
Even in the face of dangers such as Scylla and Circe, the men stuck with Odysseus and looked up to him and as well as trusted him. At the end of the story, Odysseus is very courageous and tricks the suitors by doing what no other man can do, He strings the famous bow. In doing so, he has given himself the weapon with which to defeat the suitors and taken them by surprise. Some people say Odysseus is not a hero because he was not loyal to his wife, and cheated on her with several goddesses. I can see why people may think that cheating on his wife would take away his title of a hero but truly it doesn't. It has nothing to do with him being a hero or not. Yes, he cheated on his wife, But he leads his men to victory in the war after 10 long years of fighting for his people. In conclusion Odysseus is a hero. This is shown when he tricked the Cyclops and saved all of his men, he is also a hero because all of his men looked up to him and trusted him. Lastly, he strings the famous bow! Odysseus was a very intelligent and caring, He was a great leader and