Odysseus

achievements, and noble qualities. In Homer’s “The Odyssey”, Odysseus shows many heroic traits when he tries his best to lead his men home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He depicts his leadership by showing self-control, cleverness, and loyalty. First, one of Odysseus’ main heroic traits is self-control. He portrays an example of self-control in the Cyclops episode. Poseidon’s son, Polyphemus, a colossal one-eyed Cyclops, traps Odysseus and his men after they are caught eating the monster’s…

that shore, you’d stay right here..” Odysseus and his crew have won the battle of Troy, and tries to make their way home. They encounter many obstacles and all but Odysseus succumb to death. Odysseus faces many challenges until successfully returning to his home and family after twenty long years. This epic starts off with a rather unorthodox timeline, it not only begins ten years after the battle of Troy, where all Greek heros but Odysseus have already returned to their households…

and show your strength and great things will happen and you will learn many things throughout. For example, in the “Odyssey” Odysseus have to travel to many different places with his crewmates and his ship. His journey is that he has headed back home, but among the way he has to face the “The Lotus-Eaters” the “The Cyclops”, and “The Sirens”. In the story “The Cyclops” Odysseus and his crew come upon an island and waiting…

Smart, or Lucky? (A review of the great epic hero Odysseus) Throughout the span of literary history there have many different types of epic heroes and villains. An epic hero is essentially one that undergoes a series of different trials and or experiences. Most of the time an epic hero will have to endure some type of epic journey and epic tragedy. In my opinion, one of the best examples of an epic hero can be found in the story of Odysseus. Odysseus like most epic heroes has a complicated…

Now that they have sailed past Sirens’ Island, Odysseus and his crew have to sail through a strait between Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla, the six-headed monster, snatches up a sailor per head when they sail by. Charybdis is this whirlpool that swallows an entire ship every so often. They were instructed by Circe to stay as close to Scylla as possible. Six of his men ended up in the stomach of Scylla. Keeping a promise and loyalty were two of the most important concepts during this journey.…

For instance, Odysseus’ men ate Helios’ cattle while he was in “ sleep” resulting in their deaths (Homer 625 l. 699). If Odysseus did not leave his crew with a cattle in the times of their craving for food, he could have in some way, prevent the dreadful event. Therefore, it can be stated that Odysseus neglected his duty. However, this piece of indication can not argue for Odysseus lack of leadership, for it was his men disobedience and impulsiveness that cause the tragedy. Considering the fact…

Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus is finally released from Calypso after seven years. Odysseus proceeded to lead his men on his way back home to be reunited with his wife, Penelope. Today, Homer is globally seen as a great leader for his men, but his clear demonstration of pride, daringness, and his pettiness made him a horrible leader. One of the biggest weaknesses for leaders is having too much pride, and Odysseus has more than enough of that, as shown in the Cyclops. Odysseus’ crew was…

several predicaments with the Cyclops after he made several errors. But for every lapse in judgment on his part, Odysseus devises an equally ingenious plan to escape trouble. The first mistake is that after finding the cave of Polyphemus and stealing cattle and cheese, Odysseus insists upon waiting for the Cyclops to return even though his men warn him otherwise. They become trapped, but Odysseus does manage to trick the Cyclops and escape back to his ship. He makes another error, and taunts…

Odysseus returns to Ithica after twenty years. He is disguised as an old beggar. He believes enough time has been wasted and wants things to go back to normal. Penelope makes an offer to the wooers. She gets the bow of Odysseus and tells the wooers that whoever will easily string the bow and shoot the arrow through twelve axes will be rewarded. The reward is he will become her husband. Odysseus asked the Queen if he could participate being he was an old beggar. Everyone was surprised that she…

In book 21 of the Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus decides he is going to kill the suitors. Odysseus has been away fighting in the Trojan War and struggling to get home in a twenty year time span. When Odysseus finally arrives at home and hears about the suitors, him and Telemachus come up with a plan to kill these suitors. He is disguised as an old beggar who lives in Ithaca. Odysseus’s decision was to get Telemachus and two other men are sent to hide all of the weapons in the halls and close all of…