Yes, according to the Hero's Journey Odysseus is indeed a hero. The first stage of a hero's journey is a call to adventure. This begins when Odysseus is called to the battle of Troy. After the invitation, there is the refusal of the call which is shown when Odysseus tried to stay with his wife and son instead of going into battle. In most of the book, Athena continued to constantly save Odysseus and helped him on the journey therefor completing the third step in a hero's journey which was having a mentor.…
Odysseus was an effective leader for many reasons. First of all, Odysseus was an effective leader because he was intelligent. An example of this is in the Cyclops cave. He figured a way out of the cave and that was to give the Cyclops a lot of wine and made him fall asleep so they could escape. Another way Odysseus was an effective leader because he was courageous.…
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, is the hero of Homers book The Odyssey. Odysseus shown a number of characteristics but the main characteristic that is displayed throughout the whole book is courage. He also displays leadership, as being the main character of Homers “The Odyssey”, by being the leading through the Trojan war as well as being captain of the ship. He has lead through the whole journey back to Ithaca.…
You ever felt like someone was holding you back or maybe someone never wanted to see you succeed. Well in the odyssey the crew, his hubris, and the god of the sea all delayed his return home. In every episode oddysseus crew delay h is journey home his crew men never does listen to him. The men was not supposed to open the bag of wind.…
Odysseus’s Courageous Journey There once was a man as strong as an Ox. His name was Odysseus and he was more than just a soldier or a tough guy. He was also a husband and soon to be a father. His Wife's name was Penelope.…
Homer, author of The Odyssey, tells a lengthy epic of Odysseus. He is the protagonist of the tale, told to be one of the most heroic Greek heroes. Homer spares nothing while writing one of the most well known Greek stories, making sure Odysseus is portrayed as the amazing hero. The heroic attributes of Odysseus is described implicitly and explicitly. Some examples of how he’s been described as heroic is by his intelligence.…
When Odysseus yells his name to the cyclops his arrogance is demonstrated. He yells his name when leaving the island, so the cyclops would know who ruined him. This shows his arrogance and ruins his entire trip home said in book 9, lines 415-419. Impulsivity is displayed when Odysseus guides his ship and men towards Helio’s island being aware that his men ivoke no self-control due to this his men eat the cattle. In result, Zeus sends down a thunderbolt to sink Odysseus ship, in which only he survives as payment of eating the cattle mentioned in book 12, said in the summary on page 398.…
Odysseus showed many traits of an anti-hero. He isn't are average strong, and brave hero he had many flaws. We see him many time break down, and be very weak. When we think of heros , they don't really have those moments. They are strong both mentally and physically.…
When we look at the character of Eumaeus from The Odyssey we see a simple man who shows great loyalty and has a servant's heart. Without Eumaeus, Odysseus would have had much trouble trying gain back his old ways of life. Eumaeus shows great loyalty in two main ways. He takes care of Odysseus possessions, and he fights with Odysseus even though it could mean his death. When we look at how Eumaeus was a servant, there are two things that stand out.…
Throughout the epic poem, he makes various stops on alien islands without knowledge of what awaits inland. His gallantry urges him to venture into these unfamiliar territories. Such as on the island of Ismaros, where his adventurous bravery is the cause to his growth as a hero because he learns valuable lessons at these islands.…
Odysseus displays excessive amounts of pride and narcissism throughout his journey, and just after he departs Troy he and his men decided to plunder Ismarus where he “sacked the city [and] killed the men ”(212). This reckless behavior has spawned from pride because Odysseus believes that he is so magnificently powerful that he can do anything. Humility is a key trait for a modern hero, and Odysseus lacks humility because he is excessively narcissistic. Next, after he makes his grand escape from Polyphemus Odysseus decides to mock the beast. To taunt Polyphemus Odysseus says “say Odysseus, raider of cities gouged out your eye,” loud with pride and he does this to make it known to Polyphemus that he believes he is superior, and this only hinders his journey and endangers his crew (227).…
Odysseus’ bravery and strength helped him overcome his arrogance in order to overcome the obstacles that prevent him from returning home. Odysseus shows arrogance as one of his characteristics in the story, The Odyssey by Homer. One example of this is when in part 1 of the text, Odysseus and his crew encounters a Cyclops on…
The Gods try to humble Odysseus in many ways but it takes him wandering for 20 years, being showed that his will to continue can be taken away, tied to a ship while listening to a siren's call, and losing all of is men in one gruesome way or another for him to finally get the picture that he should always give the Gods credit over…
The gods all know Odysseus is impulsive and arrogant, so they allow Poseidon to test him, and becomes Odysseus’s biggest enemy because of that. Odysseus’s narcissism and egotism makes Odysseus stumble upon many obstacles and fail before he succeeds in his return to Ithaca, and as he tells the story of his wanderings, he finally realizes…
In The Odyssey, Odysseus has been separated from his family due to the Trojan War, and wishes to return. His son, now a grown man, is ruling his land and trying to stop suitors from marrying his mother and gaining power of the kingdom. “First by far to see her was Prince Telemachus, sitting among the suitors, heart obsessed with grief..” (Homer., Fagles, and Knox 81). Throughout the story, Odysseus encounters many situations. The last, and most famous, situation he was in was when he went in disguise into his own home, where his mother was going to marry whoever could shoot Odysseus’ old bow and arrow through 12 axes.…