Comparing Odysseus To Iron Fist, By Homer

In ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer, Odysseus portrays himself as a hero. Would Odysseus be considered a hero based on the definition of a hero? A hero is a mythological or legendary figure of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability. The main characteristics of a hero is to help people for other people’s benefit, to be honorable, honest or trustworthy, moral, and to do things for the greater good. Comparing Odysseus to Iron Fist (aka Danny Rand), it is clear that Odysseus is nowhere near what a true hero is.

Odysseus rarely helps others, and only does things for his own benefit. He shows that he is unhonorable, dishonest, and untrustworthy when he takes much more than he and his men needed, intending to take everything, from Polyphemus. Furthermore, he stays to see Polyphemus, expecting a warm welcome. He does this, even as they are stealing from him and intruding on his property. When Polyphemus returned home, he was furious and attacked Odysseus and his men, which was completely justified as they were intruders. Without attempting to befriend Polyphemus and convincing him to release them, Odysseus proceeds to trick him and stab his eye out. …show more content…
As well as selfless, he is honest and trustworthy. He only lies to protect others from getting hurt, and only would steal if it was completely necessary to the task at hand, or it was from the people causing harm to others. If he was in a situation similar to Odysseus, he would first attempt to find a simple way out, and later fight without inflicting a lot of harm on the opponent unless necessary. When Iron Fist got trapped in a mental facility, he did not fight his way out. Instead, he used his power to break out without hurting anyone except for the people who were trying to kill him, who he fought