The Odyssey, written by Homer, is an epic that revolves around Odysseus and his men overcoming many obstacles while trying find their way back home to Ithaka after being lost for 20 years after the Trojan War. Back in Ithaka, Odysseus’ wife Penelope is struggling to keep up with her marriage due to the suitors forcing her to marry one of them. Telemachus, his son, who has been fatherless for a very long time now, will not give up on the idea that Odysseus will soon come back and embarks on an adventure to find him. Throughout The Odyssey, the reader can tell that Odysseus portrays many characteristics of a strong conqueror. The ancient Greeks revered Odysseus as a hero, because he is very loyal and determined, however some of these these characteristics
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In book V (5), Odysseus’ endurance is well exhibited when he says, “‘I long for home, long for the sight of home. If any god has marked me out again for shipwreck, my tough heart can undergo it. What hardship have I not long since endured at sea, in battle! Let the trial come.’” (229-233). As seen in this quote, Odysseus is very committed to his goal of getting himself and his men back home. Odysseus seems to always try and stay determined and focused on his destination no matter what obstacles may come his way. In book XXII (21), Odysseus exclaimed to the suitors, “‘Your last hour has come. You die in blood.’” (43). Odysseus is very well determined to get rid of the suitors for good and to get his throne back after what they turned Ithaka into. They have disrespected Odysseus’ marriage to Penelope and tried to kill his son, Telemachus. The reader can conclude that Odysseus’ willpower is what keeps him going. It drives him to achieve and do extreme things.
Odysseus also has his moment where he is not very firm. In book V (5), Odysseus addressed, “‘What more can this hulk suffer? What comes now? In vigil through the night here by the river how can I not succumb, being weak and sick, to the night’s damp and hoarfrost of the morning? The air comes cold from rivers before dawn…’” (490-494). In this quote Odysseus is discussing his fear of suffering. Odysseus should be discussing about how determined he
In book V (5), Odysseus’ endurance is well exhibited when he says, “‘I long for home, long for the sight of home. If any god has marked me out again for shipwreck, my tough heart can undergo it. What hardship have I not long since endured at sea, in battle! Let the trial come.’” (229-233). As seen in this quote, Odysseus is very committed to his goal of getting himself and his men back home. Odysseus seems to always try and stay determined and focused on his destination no matter what obstacles may come his way. In book XXII (21), Odysseus exclaimed to the suitors, “‘Your last hour has come. You die in blood.’” (43). Odysseus is very well determined to get rid of the suitors for good and to get his throne back after what they turned Ithaka into. They have disrespected Odysseus’ marriage to Penelope and tried to kill his son, Telemachus. The reader can conclude that Odysseus’ willpower is what keeps him going. It drives him to achieve and do extreme things.
Odysseus also has his moment where he is not very firm. In book V (5), Odysseus addressed, “‘What more can this hulk suffer? What comes now? In vigil through the night here by the river how can I not succumb, being weak and sick, to the night’s damp and hoarfrost of the morning? The air comes cold from rivers before dawn…’” (490-494). In this quote Odysseus is discussing his fear of suffering. Odysseus should be discussing about how determined he