A third out of many possible examples of courage in The Odyssey is found in Book X, The Grace of the Witch, after Odysseus’s men have been captured by the sorceress Circe and been turned into swine. Upon being informed of this unfortunate event from some of the men that ran back to the ship, Odysseus reacted to this, describing, “When I heard this I slung my silver-hilted broadsword on, and shouldered my long bow, and said, ‘Come, take me back the way you came,” (Book X, lines 278-280). Odysseus’s quick response to preparing himself to save his men by himself is an act of courage on its own, for Odysseus does not know whether he will come out of his encounter with the sorceress alive, dead, or human. Odysseus’s need to protect his men is not only bravery, but has shown his honor and the brotherhood he shares among the men who risk their lives for him. At that moment of Odysseus’s men being held by Circe, Odysseus wished nothing more than to see his allies safe. Courage has lead to being
A third out of many possible examples of courage in The Odyssey is found in Book X, The Grace of the Witch, after Odysseus’s men have been captured by the sorceress Circe and been turned into swine. Upon being informed of this unfortunate event from some of the men that ran back to the ship, Odysseus reacted to this, describing, “When I heard this I slung my silver-hilted broadsword on, and shouldered my long bow, and said, ‘Come, take me back the way you came,” (Book X, lines 278-280). Odysseus’s quick response to preparing himself to save his men by himself is an act of courage on its own, for Odysseus does not know whether he will come out of his encounter with the sorceress alive, dead, or human. Odysseus’s need to protect his men is not only bravery, but has shown his honor and the brotherhood he shares among the men who risk their lives for him. At that moment of Odysseus’s men being held by Circe, Odysseus wished nothing more than to see his allies safe. Courage has lead to being