Odysseus Essay

In the epic The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus relates to an epic hero almost perfectly. Odysseus is the definition of an epic hero because he is a brave, fearless, curious, intelligent, and noble character in the The Odyssey. Odysseus proves himself to be an epic hero in two places. He proved himself in Troy at the Trojan War , and on his long journey home from Troy to Ithaca. He also has to prove himself to his wife Penelope after he gets to Ithaca. Odysseus proves that he is brave in many…

The Odyssey, most think of the main character, Odysseus, as a true and epic hero on his adventures. In reality, Odysseus is not as much of a hero as his made out to be. His decisions are cowardly and unwise of him to make. The Greek gods do most of the work during his venture to Ithaca. Plus, Odysseus’ motives are almost entirely for his own self gain. The Odyssey is not a tale about heroism, but about a man who simply is trying to go back home. Odysseus is thought to be a wise man who is brave…

Eumaeus, the swineherd of Odysseus, is an important character that Homer depicts within the poem of The Odyssey, and one very interesting aspect of this character is his characterization of loyalty. Homer establishes loyalty as a strong and vital characteristic of Eumaeus through the passage in Book Fourteen in which the swineherd is introduced into the poem, approximately from lines 40 through 85. This portrayal of the theme of loyalty through the character of Eumaeus is a crucial aspect of The…

Odysseus, from The Odyssey is a mere mortal but many people confuse him with being a demigod. Typically, a demigod is a great war hero and many come to admire him. Odysseus grew up around the influence of the gods. When the gods come down to Earth they make children with mortals, resulting in a half god and half mortal offspring known as a demigod. Most of these demigods contain the powers of their god parents. Such as Perseus, offspring of Poseidon, he was able to control water, much like his…

Odysseus as a leader is genius because of his idea for troy. The idea of giving them a horse for a peace treaty but then end up attacking troy from the inside out is remarkable. Odysseus as a leader is amazing he has the power to think of ideas no other men can do. His leadership is great he actually convinced an entire army of troops to get in a giant horse and swaddle right into troy. He also is a bad leader. The reason behind this because in the book when Odysseus and his men are the cave…

Is Odysseus a Hero? A hero is someone who put people before their self. That is something that Odysseus is not. Odysseus is everything but a hero. In Homers’ epic poem The Odyssey, it gives every reason why Odysseus isn’t a hero. Odysseus isn’t a hero because he really killed mot of his crew because of his selfish flaws. Odysseus is not a hero because he is always setting up his crew. An example of when is set up most of his crewmembers to go to Lotus Eaters’ island. Before they went he had…

power, but because of their ability to empower others.” Odysseus, a hero in the epic The Odyssey, becomes an example of this in his attempt to return to his home. While sailing, he decided to sail by a large creature and lose only a few men, compared to sailing by a whirlpool and possibly losing everyone and his ship. Odysseus also gets his crew to blind a large one-eyed monster and hide under his animals to free him and his crew. Odysseus was a strong leader and did everything he could to help…

Odysseus should be considered heroic because he lied to the cyclops when he told him that Poseidon destroyed his ships, and because he went back for his men after they ate the lotus and lost their hope of home. When Odysseus realize that if he told Polyphemus the location of the ships he would want to destroy them, so, when the beast asked him for their location he answered “my ship? Poseidon lord, who sets the world a…

Odysseus was an important mythical figure in Greek mythology. He was known as a legendary hero, courageous warrior, and patient minded knight. Odysseus was a “prominent character” in the Trojan war, and the star of the Homer's Epic. If it wasn’t for Odysseus, things may not have been the same as they are today. The Trojan war had an enormous impact on Ancient Greece. After Helen Odysseus’s wife was abducted by Paris, the son of King Priam of Troy, the Trojan War began. After some time when…

Yet both men are very human when it comes to their faults and both can be seen and the anti-hero. Odysseus can be seen as such because is the new form of hero, the think before you kill, type of hero. His craftiness and tricks can come off as cheating or as not honorable. The corruption of the ideal of xenos is seen in both men's actions. Odysseus' actions of wronged xenos can be seen is the following quotation from Book Nine of The Odyssey: "I'd brought along a skin of wine that we'd been…