Odysseus Crew In Homer's Odyssey

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.

After they reach the Sun Island they encounter Scylla, a monster, who has 6 heads, Odysseus decides not to tell his crew about this hideous monster who in the end will leave Odysseus a lonely liar. “No mention of Scylla-how to fight that nightmare” (278). This makes Odysseus a terrible leader. He only thought about what would happen if he did tell them leaving them in the end suffering. This could have been prevented if he was a caring, magnificent leader, but he is anything but a good

Everyone is capable of being affectionate, positive, kind, and caring. But with those qualities comes pride, envy, greed, and wrath. The Odyssey is a myth formed about the absurd journey of the human, Odysseus. As a hero from the Trojan War, his mission was to bring his men back home after ten years of hardship. Little did he know, only half of his expedition was over. Odysseus faced off against the burly Laestrygonians, the atrocious Scylla, and the desperate Calypso. He had many peaks and valleys throughout his journey, solely caused by his positive and negative qualities as a leader. In the story of the “Odyssey,” the hero Odysseus embodies an ineffective and effective leader. Odysseus is strategic in navigating the obstacles he faces, however, he is selfish in his desires, and his ego prompts failure, which demonstrates to the reader the Greek

In the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus faces many challenging situations in which many people look to him for leadership, which he must provide. However, Odysseus has a way of tackling these situations that is not effective for his followers. For effective leadership to take place, there must be a clear, strictly professional relationship between the leader and the followers. This is not the case with Odysseus and his crew, which is why his leadership is often ineffective, when it needs to be effective and helpful for his followers. The Odyssey reveals the distrust and the problems that enter a leader-follower relationship when the leader and the followers’ connection is too close and too personal.

Throughout The Odyssey, Odysseus demonstrates multitudinal acts of phenomenal leadership and bravery. First, Odysseus defends his men from the beastly Cyclops, defending his men when nobody else will. After, Odysseus visits Kirke’s island and rescues his crew from Kirke’s potion, jeopardizing his life for his mens. Finally, he protects his men from the treacherous underworld and risks his safety for his crewman.

In Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, a war hero named Odysseus spends ten years attempting to return home to his family. During his journey, Odysseus faces many challenges that test both his courage and commitment to his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. He must fight off both physical challenges, like monsters, as well as the emotional challenges of temptation. Throughout the course of the poem, Odysseus makes choices that can be considered good or bad, depending on what traits a society values. Due to the cultural differences between the Ancient Greek world and modern American society, it may be difficult to determine whether Odysseus should be considered a hero or not. Some of these lines are not entirely clear, especially when it comes

The king of Ithaca, son of the god Laertes and Anticleia, married to Penelope and father to Telemachus, was the hero Odysseus. Odysseus is known for his cunning and brilliant intelligence. During Odysseus’ lifetime, he went on many adventures including a few that involved a cyclops, the Land of the Dead, and the Suitors.

During the episode on Polyphemus’ island, Odysseus needs to improve on using wisdom/logic. Odysseus takes his men into the cave and they very quickly get the idea that the Cyclops do not want them there. His men tried to turn him back, but they stayed despite the Cyclops obvious bad intentions and Odysseus acted as if he would be treated as a well-respected guest. Only after many of his men are devoured by Polyphemus does Odysseus start to formulate his plan. While in the cave, Odysseus says that Polyphemus “beat their brains out, splattering the floor” (Homer 194). Odysseus should have thought through the situation and tried to create an escape plan much faster. He needed to use his judgment and common sense to spare several of his best men’s lives instead of telling the Cyclops that “any gifts/ you give – as custom is to honor strangers”

Odysseus has never truly been alone in the Odyssey. Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus has always had Poseidon, Athena, and Hermes by his side. Whether their actions had a positive effect or not, they were always by his side. He had many other gods and goddesses that pushed him along the way but, these three really had a huge impact on his journey.

Odysseus faces many challenges trying to return home to his loved ones. The Stories of Odysseus were written down by a greek poet named Homer. The Odyssey tells of the hardships that Odysseus had to face to get home after the 10 year trojan war. He comes face to face with many challenges including, supernatural beings, death, poisonous plants, Gods, and deadly traps.

On the beautiful island of Ithaca lives the intelligent living superhuman Odysseus. In the poem The Odyssey, By Homer, the main character Odysseus has to set sail on a journey to fight in a war. Odysseus just had a son named Telemachus right before he left for war. From his actions in the story, you can tell he is outgoing and daring. The beginning of the poem takes place at Ithaca, sadly the story mostly takes place outside of Ithaca. Odysseus is arrogant and clever.

Odysseus was sound asleep in the woods only to be awakened after hearing the sound of girls shouting. The girls were kicking around a ball when they woke Odysseus as they were waiting for the river-washed clothes to dry in the sun. Fate was taking place to connect the exhausted traveler with a princess, Nausikaa. The night before, Athena visited Nausikaa in her dreams with intentions to influence her to go to the river to wash herself and her clothes for reason to be able to meet Odysseus. Once Odysseus gathered himself to go see what was around him, he comes out from behind the bushes causing the maids accompanying Nausikaa to all scatter at the sight of him. He is compared to a calm mountain lion that looks to be roughened by his hardships,

The downfall of Odysseus’s crew in The Odyssey, an epic written by the Greek poet Homer, does not affect Odysseus’s image as a leader, given that his clever strategies rescue his crew members from treacherous situations, while, on the other hand, Odysseus is deemed helpless in certain circumstances, which means it is up to the heedless judgement of his men to keep them alive.

One of the challenges Odysseus faces on his journey back to Ithaca is the land of the Lotus Eaters. The Lotus Eaters showing “no will to do us harm” (489) offers Odysseus and his men a sweet honeyed plant. Who ever ate the Lotus became “forgetful of their homeland” (489) and “longed to stay forever” (489). Odysseus and his men need to overcome the temptations of staying there eating Lotus any time they want. They have to fight the internal battle of giving in to the sweet honeyed plant and instead they need to stay strong and support each other. Seeing his men losing desire to return home because of this dangerous honeyed plant, Odysseus knows he has to do something fast before all hope of returning to Ithaca is lost. Taking action into his

In the history of literature, there is likely no hero more famous than Odysseus. He is the archetype of the traditional epic hero, a character who’s story in The Odyssey matches Joseph Campbell's hero’s journey structure beat for beat. However, the addition of a modern perspective into the events featured in The Odyssey causes us to have to answer a new set of questions about its hero. Is Odysseus a good leader? Reading the Odyssey shows us that he is not.