Hero In The Odyssey

The idea of a hero is based upon one’s point of view. A hero is admired and idolized for their courage. Odysseus is a cunning king, a loyal crew captain, and he is dedicated to go back to Ithaca. In the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus is the king of Ithaca, who spent 10 years helping his close friend Menelaus in the Trojan war. After that passed Odysseus had to venture home with his hearty shipmates, which lasted almost another 10 years just to reach home. Odysseus who was already known to be like a sly fox, has a very cunning mind especially trying to get himself out of trouble. Which is one reason to become a hero, act fast if someone's in danger or saving people in distressed. For one example was when Odysseus tricked the Cyclops Polyphemus into calling him “nobody”, to hide his real name without getting cursed. In a time of distress, Odysseus came up with a plan to stab Polyphemus in the eye with a club the size of a mast. Then disguising himself …show more content…
As a hero you have to prove that you are there for people who don't you as well as they can, or just helping out people who helped you out in the past. Another reason as to why Odysseus is a hero, after sending three of his men to the island to investigate, they ate the lotus flower causing them to lose any desire to go back on their trip home to Ithaca. Odysseus went back and physically took them with him, after realising the truth about the Lotus-Eaters. He could’ve left them there and still have enough men to sail the ships, but he as a loyal king choose not to leave anyone behind, to go home. After Odysseus’s men got held captive by Circe on her island. He had was then notified by…… then he had to go and rescue his men who had been turned into a pig/swine by Circe. He risked being seduced by Circe to turn back his men to human. That’s why I believe that Odysseus is a loyal man to his