“Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed” Bob Riley. Odysseus is an epic hero during hard times he always finds a way out of trouble. He uses many epic hero traits including leadership, superhuman strength, and wisdom. First of all odysseus has many epic hero traits but, one of his more important ones are leardership. When they are on the land of the lotus eaters the locals offer them lotus. When the crew became forgetful of there homeland odysseus states “all hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one taste the lotus,or you may lose your hope for home.”(Homer 1049). this is why i think odysseus is a leader. In addition odysseus also had superhuman strength.which
“Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed” Bob Riley. Odysseus is an epic hero during hard times he always finds a way out of trouble. He uses many epic hero traits including leadership, superhuman strength, and wisdom. First of all odysseus has many epic hero traits but, one of his more important ones are leardership. When they are on the land of the lotus eaters the locals offer them lotus. When the crew became forgetful of there homeland odysseus states “all hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one taste the lotus,or you may lose your hope for home.”(Homer 1049). this is why i think odysseus is a leader. In addition odysseus also had superhuman strength.which