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Odysseus as a Hero

Odysseus is a man that goes to Troy to fight a big battle and then gets lost in the middle of the ocean. It takes 20 years for him to get back home. Would you have the strength to carry on for 20 years to find your home? In Homer’s timeless epic the Odyssey, Odysseus (of Ithaca) is a true hero. A hero is someone who is loyal to their country, loyal to their family, and loyal to their God(s).

To begin with,Odysseus is loyal to his country.Odysseus goes to war with troy to serve his own country. king and king made Odysseus go to war with troy so that Ithaca doesn’t get attacked.(Movie) Another example of Odysseus loyalty is Circe tells Odysseus he may leave but can’t go straight home.(pg 758). Odysseus doesn’t turn his back on his men when they open the bag of wind.(pg 757). Secondly, Odysseus is Loyal to his Family.Odysseus doesn’t want to go fight so he fakes insanity to try and stay with his family. king and king want him to go fight but Odysseus doesn’t want to but they throw his son in front of a plow and Odysseus saves him so he has to go and fight.Odysseus doesn’t give into Nausicaa's temptation. Nausicaa is a beautiful woman that Odysseus doesn’t want anything to do with her because he loves his wife. Calypso offers Odysseus immortality and her home but he declines. Odysseus could have been immortal and live with Calypso but he loves his family to much so he decides to go back home.Finally, Odysseus is Loyal to his Gods.Odysseus listens to Teiresias and doesn’t eat Helios Cattle. Odysseus doesn’t eat the cows but his men do and they all die. Odysseus eats the antidote hermes give him so that circe can't turn him into a pig. When his men get turned into animals he eats the antidote so he is immune to the …show more content…
He is true to his country, his family, and his God(s). Odysseus was definitely strong enough to carry on for 20 years to get back home to his

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