In the Odyssey, Odysseus overcame all obstacles and hardships that different gods put in his way while still being gracious to them. Tenacious is what I think best makes Odysseus the epic hero he is. This special attribute of his is shown many times throughout the epic. He never treats any god, human, or beast with disrespect. He demonstrates his heroism early on as a skilled warrior in the Trojan War. Not only was he a great fighter, he was cutthroat and very subtle. When the Cyclops Polyphemus had Odysseus and his crew surrounded, Odysseus tricks the Cyclops by telling him that they were nobody important, they later disguised themselves underneath a flock of sheep so Polyphemus would then accidently let them out of his
In the Odyssey, Odysseus overcame all obstacles and hardships that different gods put in his way while still being gracious to them. Tenacious is what I think best makes Odysseus the epic hero he is. This special attribute of his is shown many times throughout the epic. He never treats any god, human, or beast with disrespect. He demonstrates his heroism early on as a skilled warrior in the Trojan War. Not only was he a great fighter, he was cutthroat and very subtle. When the Cyclops Polyphemus had Odysseus and his crew surrounded, Odysseus tricks the Cyclops by telling him that they were nobody important, they later disguised themselves underneath a flock of sheep so Polyphemus would then accidently let them out of his