The Oxford Dictionary defines a hero as a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. The example of a hero that they provided was a war hero. I don’t disagree that the people who go off to war are brave and, for the most part honorable, but I do believe that by those standards, very few people today will ever truly earn the title of “hero.” For example, two of the most notable Greek heroes are Odysseus, a famous war hero, and Antigone, a princess who stood up for what she believed in even in the face of death.
Undeniably both characters are heroic in the sense that they were brave, resilient, and held in high esteem by most of the people who heard their stories. However, Odysseus was heroic in a …show more content…
He was an essential part of the Greek’s success in the Trojan war. He was brave, strong, well respected, and intelligent. Odysseus was also manipulative and cunning, but it always served him well and was portrayed in a positive light. Even by today’s standards two-thousand years later, Odysseus is undeniably a hero.
Odysseus’ greatest accomplishment is undoubtedly his victory at Troy. He was the person that devised the plan for the Trojan Horse that allowed the Greeks to infiltrate the city of Troy. He was also the man that lead the invasion of the city. Because of this, tales and songs of his successes during the war became very well-known throughout Greece. His fame from the war even went so far as to be recounted right in front of him while dining with the Phoenicians (Homer 424).
After the war, while traveling home to Ithaca, Odysseus and his crew had several misadventures that could be accredited to angry gods and human error. Shortly after leaving they landed on an island where three of his men were given a lotus flower that made them want to stay and forget about everything. Odysseus dealt with this by tying them up on their ships and having the initiative to leave before anyone else ate the flower (Homer
Undeniably both characters are heroic in the sense that they were brave, resilient, and held in high esteem by most of the people who heard their stories. However, Odysseus was heroic in a …show more content…
He was an essential part of the Greek’s success in the Trojan war. He was brave, strong, well respected, and intelligent. Odysseus was also manipulative and cunning, but it always served him well and was portrayed in a positive light. Even by today’s standards two-thousand years later, Odysseus is undeniably a hero.
Odysseus’ greatest accomplishment is undoubtedly his victory at Troy. He was the person that devised the plan for the Trojan Horse that allowed the Greeks to infiltrate the city of Troy. He was also the man that lead the invasion of the city. Because of this, tales and songs of his successes during the war became very well-known throughout Greece. His fame from the war even went so far as to be recounted right in front of him while dining with the Phoenicians (Homer 424).
After the war, while traveling home to Ithaca, Odysseus and his crew had several misadventures that could be accredited to angry gods and human error. Shortly after leaving they landed on an island where three of his men were given a lotus flower that made them want to stay and forget about everything. Odysseus dealt with this by tying them up on their ships and having the initiative to leave before anyone else ate the flower (Homer