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    How Is Odysseus A Hero

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    The daily adventures of Odysseus are closely related to the lives of veterans who risk their lives each and every day. Odysseus and veterans are heroes that experience the consequences of life. Through their encounters‚ they are able to learn from those experiences and overcome their hardships. Odysseus possesses qualities are both beneficial and detrimental for his well being. The protagonist of The Odyssey is able use his cleverness and mischievousness by tricking Polyphemus while held captive

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    Odysseus: A Tragic Hero

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    unnatural things‚ like Batman and Iron Man. Odysseus is no different from the common heroes we hear today. The most heroic attribute of Odysseus was that he was smart. He was also courageous as well as confident. Odysseus was a very smart man. This was shown when the cyclops Prometheus asked him what his name was when they were trapped in the cave and Odysseus answered that his name was “No One.” This helped Odysseus and his men a lot because when Odysseus blinded the cyclops‚ who then screamed that

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    Socratic Seminar: The Odyssey Was Hitler a good leader? He was a good leader; Hitler was well spoken‚ very charismatic and very persuasive. He had a way to get others to follow and believe in his visions and beliefs. 1. He is both a good leader and hero. Hero he never backed down from a fight‚ he left Ithaca not knowing he will return. He is a leader because he is fearless‚ cautious and sneaky. Fearless in any obstacle he has to face‚ he has everything he has against monsters‚ gods. He fought Circe when

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    Carson’s a hero in my eyes. He has an amazing life story that not very many people have. He overcame hardships and struggle that people of this generation have not thought of. He worked hard on what he wanted‚ and he accomplished it. He made the most of what he wanted. He even wrote books and made a movie about his life! Now that’s an accomplishment not very many people has. Dr. Ben Carson should be considered a modern day hero. First‚ Dr. Ben Carson was considered a modern day hero because he

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    A hero is a person who has super powers or can do things normal people could not do. A hero is strong‚ smart and ladies call them “attractive”. A long time ago‚ a 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

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    What makes a hero a hero? The ancient poem The Odyssey‚ written by the epic poet Homer‚ tells the story of a man by the name of Odysseus and his travels home to Ithaca after being at war in the Battle of Troy for nine years. Odysseus encounters many challenges and obstacles through the many adventures that he faces on his way home. His challenge concluding the story is of finding a way to rid the suitors that pillage his kingdom in order to retrieve his position back as lord and husband to his wife

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    {Odysseus is a hero in The Odyssey because of his bravery throughout the story‚ The Odyssey. He may have made a few unintelligent decisions however one can’t blame someone for an unintelligent decision. Odysseus was only human and no one is perfect. } {Odysseus was a hero because he was very brave throughout the many perils he encountered on the voyage home from the Trojan War. Odysseus tried his hardest to get all of his men home however he knew if he didn’t sacrifice some men no one would get

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    turns them into an epic hero‚ distinguishing them from normal everyday heroes. An epic hero is someone who goes on a dangerous journey‚ has help from supernatural forces in a mystical realm‚ almost gives up because of the great tribulations they face‚ but persevere on and reach a point of rebirth and restituting. The tale of Odysseus in The Odyssey by Homer‚ is considered an epic but the hero of this story is still undefined. Though some may argue that Odysseus is the epic hero‚ his lack of ability

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    Odysseus as an Epic Hero In the book The Odyssey by Homer‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ is depicted as being similar an epic hero. There is a question‚ though‚ as to whether or not he actually was an epic hero. I believe that‚ while he did have a major difference‚ he had more similarities than differences to the characteristics of an epic hero and therefore was one. An epic hero is someone who is strong‚ intelligent and bold. First of all‚ an epic hero must have physical strength. Strength enables

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    Odysseus – A Different Type of Hero The Homeric epic‚ the Odyssey‚ is set in the peaceful years following the Trojan War‚ and concerns the returning heroes on their journeys home‚ in particular Odysseus of Ithaca. Odysseus is an epic hero; he displays courage‚ superior strength‚ and leadership‚ all qualities that people admire. While displaying these archetypal heroic traits he also displays his weaknesses as a man‚ particularly his excessive pride‚ which actually make him easy to relate to. So

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