The Characteristic Of Odysseus As A Heroic Hero

One of Odysseus’ other characteristics is his intelligence. When the Cyclops asked Odysseus for his name he decided to give him a fake one, “Cyclops, / you ask me of my honorable name? Remember/ the gift you promised me and I shall tell you. / My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy. 313-316” This quality of his saves his life many times. When Odysseus and his soldiers stab the Cyclops’ eye, he cries out asking help from his fellow Cyclopes, but when he says Odysseus’ fake name to them they walk away saying for the Cyclops to pray to Poseidon. When the Cyclops eye was injured, he went in front of the door so that no one could escape so Odysseus had to devise a plan, “The Cyclops’ rams were handsome, fat, with heavy/ fleeces, a dark violet. / Three abreast/ I tied them silently together, twining/ cords of willow from the ogre’s bed,/ then slung a man under each middle one/ to ride there safely, shielded left and right./ So three sheep could convey each man. I took/ the woolliest ram, the choicest of the flock. / and hung myself under his kinky belly. 376-384” Odysseus had to think of a plan to escape right on the spot, this shows how clever he is. Odysseus has many other traits besides his intelligence which makes him a hero.

If a hero only has bravery but no wisdom, then they can be impetuous. But Odysseus has both qualities and is terribly intelligent and cunning. Before attacking the Cyclops, he came up with a cunning trick for the Cyclops. He told the Cyclops that his name was Noman and when he attacked him, the Cyclops said nonsense, like “‘Noman has attacked me, Noman is hiding in my cave’”(47). This is an ingenious plan because the other Cyclopes thought that the Cyclops had gone crazy and didn’t help him fight Odysseus. If it weren’t for Odysseus’ quick-thinking skills and intelligence, then he and his men would have already been violently murdered by the Cyclops. Odysseus had also came up with the Trojan Horse to defeat the Trojans. The attack had gone smoothly for the Greeks and they were extremely successful, thanks to Odysseus’ cleverness. Selected armed comrades were hidden inside the “enormous wooden horse” and when the Trojans “dragged it back to their city as a prize of war” (28), the Greeks “overcame their resistance” and “took their revenge without mercy” (30). This proves that Odysseus is a genius because he was able to trick the Trojans into believing the gigantic horse was a gift. This wonderful plan has been retold for centuries and is still a symbol of Odysseus’ intelligence. It also shows that Odysseus is extremely creative, due to the fact that he had came up with something completely new and surprised the

Odysseus heroic qualities are strength, courage, dignity, a thirst for glory, and self-confidence. He also shrewd and ingenious, all of which make him the ideal hero in both the physical form and the spiritual aspect. Odysseus being faithful and loyal to his wife shows his dignity. Even though he has been away from his home and family for twenty years his only thoughts are with them. He overcomes all the extreme dangers he encounters showing his strength and courage. His shrewdness and intelligence shows when he, the King of Ithaca, is disguised as a beggar before Telemakhos.

Odysseus is a hero because he acts courageously while facing the many challenges he encounters. Odysseus’s shows great bravery when he engages in physical challenges. Odysseus daringly fights against the suitors, while significantly outnumbered: “For I must

Odysseus was known for his many of his mental traits, but his most useful ones were his bravery cleverness, and wisdom. Without these helpful traits he probably would have died from the very beginning. Fortunately, he was granted with these traits so that he could come back to his kingdom of Ithaca to see his wife and son for the first time in twenty years and to also kill the suitors that tried to kill his son and take his wife, land, and possessions from him.

Odysseus was very brave, almost to the point of throwing away his men 's lives to take a risk. While Odysseus was on the island of the Cyclopes, he explored more than most men would have when he walked into the cave of Polyphemus. He did find lots of cheese and milk, but the result of this was death for some of his men when Polyphemus returned and found them there.

An important attribute that an epic hero should have is intelligence. Odysseus's fast thinking, combined along with his fluency in speech and plenty of alternative characteristics, has gotten him and his crew out of many tight situations. One scenario, such as, was when Odysseus and his men were trapped within the Cyclops Polyphemos's cave. although Odysseus's curiosity was what

"If I play a hero or a good guy, I'll try to find his darkness or his flaws." -J. Kinnaman. (Brainyqoute.com) As Kinnaman mentioned, there are almost always flaws in a hero, and these defects usually make the story more interesting. (Knowing a protagonist's defects is helpful to follow the story, because they usually propel the tension the story.) (-- removed HTML --) , an ancient Greek epic poem written by Homer, the protagonist attracts readers by showing not only his heroic qualities but also his shortcomings. The poem is mainly about Odysseus, a victorious general of the Trojan War, going back to his beloved homeland Ithaca after the brutal battle. However, he suffers through a 20-year-voyage to get home, which is caused by his own flaws. Indeed, he has plenty of heroic qualities, yet they are closely connected to his defects.

For generations, heroes have always fascinated people and people have strived to achieve certain qualities of their heroes. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus is considered the hero of the story. While Odysseus does demonstrate some qualities that are not heroic, he is still defined as a hero because of his better, more heroic qualities in which he is far superior in than any other man. The qualities in which define Odysseus as a hero are courage, intelligence, and leadership.

Odysseus can be viewed as brave throughout the story because of many acts of courage he shows. Odysseus has showed us that even in tough times like the time he was trapped in the Cyclops's cave, Odysseus can still show his leadership skills. Successfully leading his team out of the cave Odysseus is also shown other leadership skills. Odysseus has shown that even in tough times he can still prevail and make a decision to help benefit the team. While on the ocean Odysseus made a decision others may not

The epic poem The Odyssey, written by Homer, centers around the main protagonist Odysseus and his long journey back home. Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, returns home after defeating the Trojans in a ten year war. On his way back, he angers Poseidon, god of the sea, by blinding his son, Polyphemus the Cyclops. Due to Odysseus’ actions, Poseidon refuses to let Odysseus reach home, and Odysseus and his crew are forced to go through a series of obstacles throughout the epic. Through this adversity, Odysseus must show his heroic attributions in order to survive. Homer portrays Odysseus as a hero by giving him characteristics such as: craftiness, loyalty, and bravery.

What I admire about Odysseus’ behaviour as a hero is his confidence. Rather than being self-doubting of his abilities he is proud of them. We see this in Book 9 when he deals with the Cyclops Polyphemus. Firstly, he tells the Cyclops his name is ‘Nobody’. This idea helps him to escape at the end when Polyphemus screams “O my friends, it’s Nobody’s treachery, not violence that is doing me to death”, and the other Cyclopes believe that nobody is hurting him.

In the epic, I think the most important trait for a hero; the most important one is bravery. Odysseus is always there for his team and stands up for his team if they’re in trouble.

One of the biggest traits Odysseus shows throughout the story is his bravery. The whole story Odysseus shows his courage. Taking every mission knowing there could be death; Odysseus still did not give up. Odysseus did whatever it took to make back to Ithaca for his wife and son. Odysseus showed courage by outsmarting the Cyclops. Odysseus went to the land of the dead just to bury a dead shipmate with no fear. But Odysseus showed his every bit of bravery when planning and fighting against the suitors. Odysseus set up plans to kill all the suitors with only 3 people with him. Odysseus refused to back down from the suitors so when the time came he was prepared. When all the suitors were killed Odysseus and his family had finally reunited. After 20 years of Odysseus bravery had all paid off. That’s why I think Odysseus shows he has lots of bravery throughout the story.

Firstly, Odysseus acts cowardly throughout the story, which is a key factor to avoid in being considered for a hero. Odysseus and his crew come upon an island with beasts eating and killing his fleets. This is Odysseus’s solution: “I had drawn my sword and cut my own ship’s cable”(169). Odysseus abandoned his whole fleet to save himself because he was too afraid to fight. This is extremely unheroic because he is responsible for many men who are out there, fighting for their lives, and his leadership decision was to leave and save himself. He was not trying to save some of his crew, the only thing on his mind was his own life. Later in the book, Odysseus knows that 6 men from his crew are about to be killed by a beast named Skylla, and instead of warning them, he sits back and watches. “Then Skylla made her strike, whisking 6 of my best men from the ship”(217). Odysseus is a coward to not tell his men about the great beast. Odysseus was smart enough to save himself, but he left his other men to panic in anguish. This is cowardly because he was too afraid to