Wisdom Of A Hero : The Hero 's Journey

“I am Laerte’s son, Odysseus./Men hold me/formidable for guile in peace and war” (Homer 488). It is evident that the author of the famous epic poem intended to portray the voyager, Odysseus, as a valiant and compassionate person. However, one may believe that he is a foolish man who delayed his own journey home. In the epic The Odyssey by Homer, the main character, Odysseus, is a hero because he always tries to keep his thoughts on home, he keeps his crew focused on the next task, and he is intelligent to win the gods’ favor. Odysseus is a hero because he never loses sight of his homeland during his tedious travels.

Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and the main character in homer’s The Odyssey, was gone for twenty years before finally returning to his family and his homeland. He struggled through many hardships and lost many loyal companions. The King of Ithaca would not have made it home without the assistance of the Greek gods. Despite all of the help and advice that Odysseus receives from the gods, he is a very brave man because his courage and daring in the cave of the Cyclops, his inability to give up and abandon his men on Circe’s island, and his flawless following of the gods instructions are acts of bravery that is uncommon in most men.

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.

Homer’s The Odyssey is very much an epic tale of a man’s heroic quest. The protagonist, Odysseus, is a cunning, brave, strong, and tenacious character who is given the title of a hero. This “hero”, however, does not always show characteristics of a hero, which leads many to believe that Odysseus, is not a true hero after all. In fact, Odysseus cheats on his wife multiple times, is willing to sacrifice his men in order to get home, and slaughters all his maids even though he did not have to. In The Odyssey, Homer attempts to create a complex portrait of a hero, but fails at his attempt when making Odysseus unforgiving, self absorbed, and a philanderer.

In the epic poem, The Odyssey by Homer, the protagonist, Odysseus is trying to find his way home after winning the battle of troy. Along the way, the gods and nymphs attempt to help Odysseus but he often fails to take the advice of others. He acts arrogant, pompous, and as if he is on top of the world, meanwhile he is just creating more problems for himself like extending his journey to 20 years. Throughout his journey, Odysseus learns to accept help from others after making many mistakes that make his journey longer and more difficult.

The Odyssey: A Hero Against a God American author Rick Riordan once emphasized, “A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.” This discrete quote coincides with the events that take place in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, because of its similarity with what Odysseus, the main protagonist in The Odyssey, undertakes and experiences. Throughout the epic poem, Odysseus is faced with conflicts that are mostly accomplished by using his ability to not be subdued, his talent for being a master of war, and his hallmark trait of being a very cunning man; in spite of, provoking the Greek gods that watch above him. On the whole, the situations that demand Odysseus' cunning, unsubduable, and battle-master mind, like overcoming

A Question of Pride From his heroic deeds to his prowess in war, there is no doubt that Odysseus is an epic hero. Though his actions also led to another characteristic, those similar to Macbeth. In the epic “The Odyssey” by Homer, we follow Odysseus in his reluctant voyage to Troy, and more importantly his long and arduous journey back home. During which he faces the gods’ wrath and witnesses the death of all his crew along with it, before finally returning back to Ithaca to see his family and low Odysseus in his reluctant voyage to Troy, and importantly his long and arduous journey back home. Through Odysseus’ pride, the consequences of his actions, and his enlightenment the reader can see Odysseus as a tragic hero.

The Odyssey is an epic poem that is taken place after the Trojan War. Odysseus and his men were sailing from Troy to Ithica. The trip lasted 10 years and they had some positives and negatives. So even though they had their ups and downs, throughout the adventure they learned many lessons throughout their journey to Ithica. As Odysseus home from Troy, he changes physically and mentally as he learns the following lessons: cunning overpowers physical strength giving into temptations has negative effects, and loyalty and perseverance are heroic and admirable.

“With the personifications of his destiny to guide and aid him, the hero goes forward in his adventure until he comes to the ‘threshold guardian’ at the entrance to the zone of magnified power”. Thus wrote the mythologist Joseph Campbell on the hero’s departure from his home as he ventures into the world of the unknown where he will encounter many challenges. Owing to its form as a nostos, Homer’s Odyssey (trans. Shrewing) conforms to the obverse of this mythological paradigm postulated by Campbell. The challenge for Odysseus is to return, not to his native land of Ithaca, but to the mortal realm away from his heroic past. No scene other than the trial of the marriage bed within Book XXIII more potently illuminates this. For Odysseus’ journey

A dream vision is a genre of writing that takes place within a dream. Dreams can be inspiration for the dreamer, and encourage him or her to act on what was said in the dream. The Dream of the Rood is a poem that is part of this genre. There are three heros in the poem: Jesus, the cross, and the narrator.

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.

Everyone believes a hero has fallen but the warrior is only struggling to make it home. The warrior is Odysseus in the Odyssey which is an epic poem written in about 750 BC by a Greek poet named Homer. In the epic, the protagonist, Odysseus, is faced with many challenges that test numerous aspects of his character. He has to fight his way home. When he gets there, a final challenge awaits him. A few of the many aspects of Odysseus’ character that helped him through his journey are, his intelligence and his broad skill set, these aspects of his character helped him on his journey in the Odyssey, and becoming a hero.

One's inner strength is tested time and time again for the wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca. In the epic poetry “The Odyssey”, shows Odysseus’s travel home after the fall of Troy. Homer, the author, demands the reader’s attention to look deeper into the text to see the different meanings instead of just seeing what’s right in front of you. For instance, instead of seeing Odysseus as a man trying to get home you see all his layers like his loyalty to his men when Circe turned them into pigs and how wily he is when he escapes the Cyclops Polyphemus by tying himself to the underside of the sheep. Although for every reader “The Odyssey” can be interpreted different ways, some might see Odysseus as a man whore who is easily tricked by the goddesses while others might see him as a trickster who gets out of multiple sticky situations.

Many people enjoy adventurous journeys, although most would not enjoy a journey involving their demise. In The Odyssey, by Homer, a comparable journey occurs. The Odyssey is one of the oldest poems in history, highlighting the travels of Odysseus. Odysseus is a warrior from Ithaca who has just finished fighting a war, and now must journey to his homeland. As he travels he angers many gods, including Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. During his arduous journey, Odysseus and his men learn that teamwork leads to success, angering the gods will lead to devastating casualties, and self-control is an important skill to avoid mortality.

Homer's epic tale The Odyssey is a story of the triumphs and downfalls that are in store for one warrior's long pillage home.  Odysseus, the hero from the Trojan wars, has led his people of Ithaca and other Achaean soldiers to victory and now wishes to return home to his wife and family of Ithaca.  Through his twenty year journey Odysseus is often tested not only of his physical strength, but his wits as well.  The many accomplishments he achieved earned him great status and recognition throughout ancient Greece.  The mistakes he made caused the deaths of many men.  Consequently, we as readers are able to see the many personas that Odysseus carries with him.