Odysseus was a hero due to his strength both physically and mentally throughout his journey. By “Which of them must endure with me to take up the great beam and spin it in the cyclops eye when sweet sleep had come over him” (Book 9 332-335) The quote shows us how Odysseus is strong mentally by how well thought out his plan is, and shows us his physical strength by taking the great beam with his men. Without both his mental and physical strength he and his men would have died in that cave. Furthermore in the ninth book it states “I spoke to all my companions words of courage so none shall be in panic and back out.” (Book 9 375-377) This shows how his mental state is strong willed and he is strong enough to become a pillar for the rest of his
