Homer once stated “what he greatly thought, he nobly dared”. These words eloquently written in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, capture how Odysseus’ personality traits and attributes positively affect the hero status he has earned. His courage, wisdom, and intelligence drive his quest to return home to be reunited with his wife Penelope, and son Telemachus. Over the span of twenty years, Odysseus, pushed to the limits physically through battle, uses his will and perseverance to come out a hero. Homer highlights the emotional toll Odysseus faced after losing so many of his men in battle only to masterfully regain his family and homeland. After encountering years of a journey so emotionally daunting, Odysseus finds his way home to Ithaca. His personal attributes including his strength of mind, pride, passion, body, ingenuity and love drive him to become an epic hero.
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The years have burdened Telemachus emotionally and Odysseus recognizes this, as he states, “I am the father whom your boyhood lacked and suffered pain for lack of/I am he” (The Odyssey lines1032-1033). Homer uses repetition to emphasize Odysseus’ sensitivity and compassion to his son and the changing mood of the story. Disbelief turns to profound happiness for the two men, as Odysseus uses his fatherly love to earn back the boy, now a man, whom he once left behind. Sadly, the years have made trust hard to come by, but Telemachus dared to believe as he
The years have burdened Telemachus emotionally and Odysseus recognizes this, as he states, “I am the father whom your boyhood lacked and suffered pain for lack of/I am he” (The Odyssey lines1032-1033). Homer uses repetition to emphasize Odysseus’ sensitivity and compassion to his son and the changing mood of the story. Disbelief turns to profound happiness for the two men, as Odysseus uses his fatherly love to earn back the boy, now a man, whom he once left behind. Sadly, the years have made trust hard to come by, but Telemachus dared to believe as he