The Heroic Character Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey

In my eyes a hero is a person who shows courage, is humble, does not give up, and is someone everybody can relate to. The protagonist in “The Odyssey” by Homer, Odysseus is a hero because although he is emotional throughout the book and lets his emotions take over his actions, he displays immense courage and perseveres through his journey and hardships.

In the story The Odyssey, Odysseus returns from a long journey after defeating the cyclops, Polyphemus. Odysseus has many heroic attributes that correlate with the lessons of the story. He is overly confident in the actions that he takes. He is cunning when he outwits Polyphemus and escapes him to return home.Finally, he is brave when he follows through with his actions, accomplishing them head-on. These traits are what helped Odysseus save himself and his men from a gruesome death. However, we need to know why these traits are heroic, and how they helped Odysseus.

The majority of those who read The Odyssey consider the protagonist of the story, Odysseus, a hero. On many occasions, however, Odysseus makes decisions beneficial to himself alone. For example, when Odysseus and his men find themselves on Polyphemus's island, Odysseus's actions are self-centered and at the expense of his men. This can be said for most of Odysseus's actions in the story, as his main objective is to reach his home. Having his men by his side when he returns seems a trivial thing to him. Odysseus could be considered a hero, but many of his actions say otherwise. Due to the many unfaithful and self-centered decisions he makes in the story, Odysseus is not a hero.

The Odyssey by Homer, is a epic based off the actions, travels, adventures, and heroic episodes of a greek by the name of Odysseus. Throughout the story, Odysseus’ travels take him to new places on new adventures with no insight on what could happen next. Odysseus refers to himself, and is referred to a number of times, as a hero. Throughout the time of book 9 to book 12, there are many scenes throughout the story that portray the qualities Odysseus possesses that lead him to be given the heroic title. On the contrary, there are numerous occasions where Odysseus does things that might not be expected of someone seen as heroic. One of the first things that stood out to me starting in book 9, was Odysseus’ pride for his native land and where he comes from. Here, Odysseus states, “Nothing is sweeter than your own country” (Book 9, Line 37). This quotes shows how Odysseus is prideful of his home, Ithaca, and believes it to be the “sweetest sight” (Book 9, Line 31). Another scene that represents Odysseus’ heroic qualities is when Odysseus and his crew were being held by the cyclops, Polyphemus, and he comes up with an escape plan. During this, Odysseus states, “And I bade my comrades cast lots among them, which of them should have the hardihood with me to lift the stake and grind it into his eye when sweetsleep should come upon him.” (Book 9, Lines 328-329). To me, this portrays Odysseus as a quick thinker and a problem solver. In this situation, the problem was that him and

In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus demonstrates traits of a hero through his intelligence and loyalty. In book nine, Odysseus realizes that if he kills Polyphemus now, the passage leading out of the cave will still be blocked by a slab of solid rock leading to his crew’s deaths as well. After a few days of being trapped in the cave, Odysseus comes up will an intelligent plan. He holds a feast and introduces himself as Nohbdy which works in favor for Odysseus. Odysseus gets Polyphemus drunk which allows him to drive a spike into Polyphemus’ eye, deep enough to blind the Cyclops. The Cyclops yells in pain and howls loud enough to the Cyclopes nearby to hear and rush to Polyphemus’ side. They ask Polyphemus what had happened to him to which Polyphemus

American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated,” A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” Emerson is an english philosopher that uses intuition to peer into reality. Greek philosophers are looked upon for most of greeks history. Philosophers are knowledgeable and often right. A philosopher such as Emerson uses knowledge to determine what makes the average person a hero in the eyes of society.

Superman has super strength, The Flash has super speed, and Spiderman has his webs. All of our favorite superheroes have aquired supernatural talents, but is that the only ability that defines a hero? In Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, the readers learn that one doesn’t need to be chosen or to have superhuman abilities to become a hero. After winning the Trojan War, Odysseus and his crew voyage through the Mediterranean and encounter countless challenges along the way in order to return home to their city Ithaca. Despite the countless challenges that the gods present Odysseus with during his journey, his tenacity and wit lead him to achieve heroism through his own free will.

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

Odysseus is a hero because he went on his journey home from the Trojan War with strong determination and bravery to get him and his men home. After being already a war hero for being a great help to winning the war, he later proves himself even more of a hero when he leads his men through countless dangers hoping that eventually they will return home. The things they face on their adventure back home will take good amounts of courage and bravery.

Most people’s favorite Marvel hero is Spider-Man. To people spiderman is brave, He takes on hard battles and fights crime. But everyone always thinks about today's heroes, What about the Heroes that aren't alive anymore? Do you ever think about them? Odysseus was a brave hero in 1200 BC. Odysseus took a journey due to the Trojan war and fought numerous people and monsters to stay alive. Odysseus went through hard times and battles just as Spider-Man does. Odysseus loses many crew members on his journey back home. In Homers Odyssey, Odysseus proves to be an epic hero due to his bravery, knowledge, dedication.

Homer’s, The Odyssey, is an epic story about a hero named Odysseus using his courage, intelligence, and charm throughout his extraordinary journey. As the king of Ithica, Odysseus and his soldiers egress from the belly of a wooden Trojan horse and slay the town of Troy. Ten years of battling, traveling, and hiding, Odysseus and his men conquer Troy, which leads to the ten-year excursion finding his way home. Unlike many heroes, he is mortal and does not have supernatural powers such as being able to fly; therefore, the God’s gambit his journey, especially Athena. The trip that should have taken a few months, turned into ten years as he kept getting enticed into traps and tossed from shore to shore. Because he is mortal, he gets lured into human weaknesses, but his courage, intelligence, and charm help eliminate some of these problems.

In the epic story, The Odyssey, the epic hero, Odysseus is put through many obstacles which he is able to overcome to get back home. What made Odysseus a hero was not having superpowers like strength or speed or the ability to fly. What made Odysseus a hero was his cleverness and his loyalty to his true home, with these characteristics Odysseus does not need powers. Odysseus's most important characteristic is his cunning attitude. He is able to get he and his crew out of difficult situations by outsmarting them.

In The Odyssey by Homer is the story of Odysseus and his struggles to get back to Ithaca after fighting the great battle in Troy. This book takes place in Ancient Greece, where the gods of Olympus were worshiped. Odysseus is a great warrior who fought great battles on his journey home. However he doesn't make the greatest of choices and while others will say he’s a great man whom the gods favor the most, I say Odysseus is not a great hero of Troy and here’s why.

The epic “The Odyssey” by Homer is a story of a man who travels far and wide on a great journey to make it home to his family. This relates to life because people go through many obstacles throughout their life. Just like Odysseus I too will encounter difficult challenges like he did throughout his journey in my life as well. Like when I go on my “journey” to become a physical therapist. I will have to work hard to achieve this goal.

One mortal man going under a lot of change can be the savior of the world. Odysseus goes through a lot of change throughout these adventures. He has many attributes that make him the dynamic character he is. His self control is key in the book and gets him what he needs without having to go out of his way. The charming side of him saves many people throughout the book and gets a few girls loving him.