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Why Odysseus Is Not A Hero

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From the passages i have read Odysseus is not a hero. The heroes that I've seen in the movies and books many of them don't kill there men on purpose which Odysseus did exactly that.Odysseus had many flaws one of them was the fact that he said that men were better than gods.Odysseus also abandoned his family.Odysseus is not a hero.

In one of the stories someone told Odysseus that if he where to go on this trip all of his men would die and he would be the only one to survive. Have knowing that one would think he would not go but Odysseus did and with the men have no knowledge that they would certainly die they went with Odysseus to help hip travel home.Odysseus didn't really care a hero isn't really known for that .I get it you know all heroes have flaws but deep inside just knowing that you killed all those men and you could have prevented it that would make me feel like a pretty bad person.Odysseus did make it home but with none of his on board. …show more content…

So just imagine if one of those modern days heroes were to say something that the public wouldn't so much like to hear. Well, Odysseus said something that made many others dislike him especially the gods mainly because it was directly to the gods.Odysseus said “men are better than gods”.For this comment Odysseus was punished by the gods he would have a hell of a ride on his journey back.Which is quite humorous because in the end Odysseus became a

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