Heroes In The Odyssey

Aeneas, the titular hero of Virgil’s Aeneid, is the flawed Trojan hero sent on a divine quest to found the new Troy and establish the basis for the Roman Empire. Along this journey, he is pushed to his limits both mentally and physically. This strain shows him to be a deeply Roman hero, especially in the values that come forward in his actions and response to tragedy. He embodies two major Roman values: pietas and respect for family, both past and future.

When people think of a hero, they think of a tall, handsome, loyal, brave, and a type of man that could do no wrong. The “hero” that is portrayed in the Odyssey is a man named Odysseus. This “hero” may be tall and handsome, but he is often arrogant, disrespectful, conceited, and rude. Odysseus consists of positive and negative characteristics that is shown in the text by Homer. These characteristics impact the characters day to day, or in the book’s case, the quests. In the Odyssey, Homer values the characteristics hospitality and cunning, but he objects bad leadership.

Heroes, as shown in literature, often undertake the most difficult tasks and place themselves in mortal danger in order to bring back, for themselves and their societies, both knowledge and treasure. Their stories follow “Hero Journey.” The Odyssey, as the epic story of the hero Odysseus, follows closely the complete cycle of a Hero Journey, both as a physical and as a psychological undertaking. The Hero Journey, used as a framework for both Odysseus’ physical and mental journeys, serves to bind the two together. Each of Odysseus’s physical difficulties can be viewed as a metaphor for a psychological hardship that he must overcome, and by overcoming these hardships, Odysseus matures—achieving a more complete understanding of himself and

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, was probably on of the greatest warriors in the history of Ancient Greece. It is said that the poet, Homer, wrote the story of the Odyssey. In this story, Odysseus and his crew are trying to make their voyage back home to Ithaca after they have fought with the Trojans. During the long journey, Odysseus will show some of his character traits which include his bravery, cleverness, and wisdom that will assist him with the situations he encounters on his journey home.

Odysseus, the hero in The Odyssey, and Aeneas, the hero in The Aeneid, fought in opposing sides in the Trojan war. Odysseus was the king of Ithaca and was arguably the smartest king and warrior in all of Greece, whereas Aeneas was a warrior from Troy whose destiny was to found the Roman race in Italy. While both men were highly acclaimed by their respective countrymen as heroes, they shared many similarities in respect to their background, their virtue and their struggles. However, amidst these similarities Odysseus and Aeneas were very different in their social status, their innate disposition and in the defining characteristics of their quest.

In the Odyssey, Odysseus is quite the legend known to people, whether you are high up in the sky with Zeus, or deep in the ocean with Poseidon, everyone knows Odysseus. In the epic poem, the Odyssey told by the one and only Homer, the brave, the godlike human, Odysseus is finding his way home after the big battle victory against the Trojans. This story is about his travels home and how he got caught up in other business. Let’s just say he stabbed Poseidon’s son, had his crew turned into pigs, faced a six-headed monster and whirlpool, and that is to say the least. He may as well be on America’s most wanted list with all the trouble he was causing. Even though Odysseus is a troublemaker, he has multiple great characteristics of a leader. Odysseus, when it comes to his crew and family, is confident, compassionate, wise, and always knows a way to get out of any problem.

In The Odyssey, Odysseus goes on a long journey in which he takes part in dangerous adventures. Odysseus is an example of Homer’s greek hero. He is a leader of his people and they depend and follow him. Odysseus is brave; he believes in himself and trusts that he is doing the right thing. Odysseus values his honor and is confident in himself.

The Hero's Journey is a pattern and a framework that appears in storytelling and myth. The Odyssey by Homer is about a warrior whose name is Odysseus, will have to face obstacles in order to return home. The Netflix Original Ever After High "Epic Winter" ,is about a snow princess whose name is Crystal. She has to also face obstacles to return home, but also to save her parents, the Ice Kingdom, and Ever After High. The Odyssey and the Netflix Original Ever After High both share similarities of the Hero's Journey ,but there are also some differences.

The Odyssey is an ancient epic poem written by Homer. It describes Odysseus’ struggles he faced during his journey back home from Troy to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Odysseus is known for many nick names such as “The Wily Odysseus” and “The Tactician Odysseus” because of extraordinary battle tactics and intelligence. Although his intelligence is revealed multiple times throughout The Odyssey there are also moments where he lets his pride and emotions get in the way of correct thinking.

A Hero’s Journey is one of the first stories introduced to the world through Homer’s epic tale, “The Odyssey”. Many movies, books and stories have used Homer’s tale as a sort of template such as, Bilbo Baggins in Lord Of The Rings, Dorothy Gale In The Wizard Of Oz, Harry Potter Harry Potter Franchise and many more . In the article ”A Hero With A Thousand Faces” By Joseph Campbell, It has all the stages and elements that a hero must go through like, The Call To Adventure, Refusal Of The Quest, and Entering The Unknown. The hero must also go through many test and obstacles that will make him/her stronger. When the hero goes home after finishing their quest, another journey could begin. In the article, It states “Years of research led to Joseph

A hero has many definitions from a Mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability, an illustrious warrior, and many other definitions. What makes a hero and how does one remain loyal to those he trusts around him? “To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little.” ― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms. Growing up I’ve read books that were bigger than me, like mythological books because it had adventures and heroic people that would risk their lives for another.

Throughout the odyssey, the Greek hero Odysseus shows which I think is the most important trait for a hero to exhibit. The trait is restraint, he shows this trait multiple times throughout the epic poem. By showing this trait it is showing how strong of a person Odysseus is.

For a hero all what matters the most is fame and undying glory. In general all men including heroes face the same fate no matter how great they were in the human world. Very few exceptions occur like Hercules who is considered the greatest of the Heroes. In his trip to the underworld Odysseus encounters many people not just Agamemnon, Achilles and Heracles. However, these three are special. Agamemnon and Achilles before their death claimed that they were the best Achaeans. While Heracles was a Hero from the Old Age when Man was and the world of the gods was still interconnected. Unlike the other two, he held the title of the greatest hero of all time.

In the epic poem The Aeneid, Virgil stressed the theme of ultimate victory over defeat through Aeneas’ adventures to Italy.

In Book II, Aeneas attempts to demonstrate the appropriate (pietas). Devotion to one’s family, country, and mission for his father, and again for his son. When Anchises refuses to vacate his house, nobly choosing instead to commit suicide, Aeneas breaks down in tears and cries out that he could never leave his father. Aeneas is unwilling to abandon him, knowing that Greek warriors could break into the house at any moment and slaughter the man who gave him life. His deep respect for Anchises is best demonstrated by his physically carrying him through Troy’s streets to the rendezvous point. It seems odd to me though, why wouldn't he care about his wife at all when they are fleeing the city? One would assume the hero of the story would be particularly interested in the woman who was his wife and mother of his only child.