In this point in the plot after arriving at Helios island Odysseus is put to sleep by the Gods in order to tested his worthiness and his men gorge Helios cattle, in full worning to not to. While this makes Helios angry he sends Zeus to punish them by striking their ships with a lightingbolt where all the men are killed. Odysseus then ends up in between Sylla and Charybdis, where he toseed into a fig tree, and forced to hang their all night.
Odysseus proves himself to be an epic hero because he uses his strength in order to hold himself up all night above the terrifying Charybdis waiting all night for a pice of his ship, so he can safely pass Silla and cyribdis. Another occasion when Odysseus demonstrates his epic hero qualitie of having uncommon
Odysseus proves himself to be an epic hero because he uses his strength in order to hold himself up all night above the terrifying Charybdis waiting all night for a pice of his ship, so he can safely pass Silla and cyribdis. Another occasion when Odysseus demonstrates his epic hero qualitie of having uncommon