Ancient Greeks and Leaders Today

This is due to the fact that the leaders know how to handle a situation better than followers because they have natural leadership skills. A greek man named Odysseus, in Homer’s Odyssey, demonstrates his leadership by showing the characteristics of cunning, bravery, and loyalty at certain times throughout his journey.

Two thousand four hundred and forty-five years ago, a man stands up. The air is thick with tension as the whole crowd watches. The whole year was spent at war, and now many citizens lay on the ground, with faces of terror. It is tradition to do this; tradition to stand up after a year of war to speak about the dead, and has been established for many years. Seven hundred and forty-three years later, a man is sleeping. Tomorrow is another long day of war. Then, he sees something else. A cross with the top of its head bent round. He stares in awe at the sign, then begins to think about it. This all happened a long time ago. Today, the two people mentioned are remembered as two great leaders that lived before, in the ancient world. Throughout history, they changed the lives of many, and affected many others during their rule.

The Odyssey originally written by Homer, then rewritten by Geraldine McCaughrean is an epic where the main character Odysseus is coming home from the treachery of war and struggles to get to his homeland Ithaca. On this journey, Odysseus shows terrible leadership as he shows arrogance and egotistical behavior throughout the book. A good leader will be confident as to be aspiring, but a weak leader is arrogant. He also shows disrespect, untruthfulness, and deceptiveness to his crew as they journey across the vast ocean. Not now and not in ancient times would they call Odysseus a leader but maybe hero as his actions are worthy of tales.

One eyed monsters, witches, sea creatures, and beautiful women all test a leaders ability to command and direct his men down the correct path that benefits all. In Homer’s epic poem,”The Odyssey”, the great leader Odysseus battles in and wins the Trojan War. Odysseus angers the gods with his hubris and as a result he will face life threatening and dangerous situations during his travels back home to Ithaca. Once returning he fights over a hundred men who are trying to take his throne. Odysseus is a good leader as seen through his perseverance, ability to think ahead, and intelligence.

In the world so chaotic, everybody needs a strong leader to keep things smooth and going. There are different leaders needed in different situations, and the more complicated or dangerous the situation is, the stronger and smarter the leader should be. One of the great examples of a strong leadership that has been described in literature is the one of Odysseus. Odysseus is a hero in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. Odysseus is portrayed as a smart, strong and charismatic leader.

After reading The Odyssey, I realized Odysseus and I both share a strong leadership trait. There are many different occasions throughout the epic that Odysseus shows true leadership. One of the most memorable moments of leadership, happened to be on their trip to the land of the cyclopes. Odysseus and his men had been sailing, looking for home, when they came to some new land. As they came ashore, Odysseus turned to his men and proclaimed, “Old shipmates, friends, the rest of you stand by; I’ll make the crossing in my own ship, with my own company, and find out what the mainland natives are!” (898) Odysseus was being a true leader by showing his men that he is willing to keep them safe at all costs. A second example of Odysseus showing leadership occurred when he arrived back to Ithaca.

Leadership is a hard task with many responsibilities, and at some point hard decisions are required to be made, many of these decisions are unpopular. Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey is a main leader often conflicted with his own hubris. Odysseus’ leadership, at the beginning of this novel, seems to be for the better of the group, however at the end his own hubris and pride take over his leadership skills.

One of the biggest traits a hero should have is leadership. This trait is shown by Odysseus as he demonstrates his actions when they encounter

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”-John C. Maxwell. In society today, it is hard to find a unanimously good leader. The perception of what a good leader is ranges from country to country and culture to culture. In Greek culture, the idea of a sound leader is someone with super-human powers or someone who could successfully lead their armies to victory. Odysseus, a character from Homer's The Odyssey, is one example of a person who was considered a strong leader in Ancient Greece, but in our culture today, Odysseus should not be considered a fine leader. He is none of the things that John C. Maxwell mentions, in fact, he gets his men lost at sea for ten years and at the end Odysseus is the only one to make

To most people a leader or a hero is a person with special achievements, strong, and brave person with amazing personality but it takes time to become a good leader or a hero just like Odysseus who is the main character of The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus becomes an effective leader over time by shedding his hubris and expecting humility.

It takes a very strong set of characteristics to be a strong leader. When I was younger, I was a leader of a small group of people for boy scouts and it took all of my strongest characteristics to become such a good leader. Odysseus for the epic poem entitled The Odyssey is a strong leader as well. He leads an army of men in the battle of troy and they soon become victorious against all odds. It is because of Odysseus’ strong set of characteristics that he is such an accomplished leader.

In order to be a great leader, one must be confident and be able to embrace commitment. These qualities and many more are what separate the average person and a great leader because they are qualities difficult to develop for most people. A leader must have confidence in order to lead their people as well as have intuition or problem solving skills to resolve problems in the group. The epic The Odyssey by Homer describes the ten year long journey Odysseus persists through to get home from Troy after the Trojan War. Odysseus is first introduced in Homer’s epic The Iliad as the ruler of Ithaca alongside his beloved wife Penelope. Odysseus then leaves the Trojan War with his men, but returns alone from the dangerous voyage home. Under those circumstances, Odysseus remained a great leader to his men despite all that happens to him and his crew.

Even when faced with adversity an exceptional leader continues to persevere to eventually reach an end goal. Leadership is to influence your followers and create a path to success. If our leaders do not have endurance in the face of opposition and are not willing to make personal sacrifices, we would not be able to compete in todays global environment. Today leaders develop talent by investing in education and equal rights. In The Odyssey, the protagonist is a leader named Odysseus who goes on a journey with his crew to get back home to Ithaka from Troy, after the trojan war. In the epic poem, The Odyssey, the poet Homer, suggests that Odysseus is a superior leader which is revealed by Odysseus's, bravery, intelligence, and

How the Greek Mind Changed the World Ancient Greece had a major impact on modern day society. Had we chosen to follow in the footsteps of a different civilization and culture, our world would look completely different. Many of their influences have shaped the human mind; how we think and how we view the world. Some of aspects of their culture whose influences are seen in modern day society include art and poetry, philosophy, and religion.

In the world so chaotic, everybody needs a strong leader to keep things smooth and going. There are different leader needed in different situations, and the more complicated or dangerous the situation is, the stronger and smarter the leader should be. One of the great examples of a strong leadership that has been described in literature is the one of Odysseus. Odysseus is one of the heroes portrayed in a Greek epic poem Odyssey. In the poem he is introduced as a king of Ithaca whose mission is to return home after a long-lasting Trojan War. Odysseus is portrayed as a smart, strong, charismatic leader, someone who is well-suited to be in charge of this mission. In fact, the strongest weapon he posseses is his own intelligence which he uses to