Odysseus

characteristics to being a hero. During The Odyssey by Homer,Odysseus went to go sail to fight in the Trojan war with his men. On his way back home to Ithaca he encounters many problems that he must face to get back home.Odysseus saved many lives besides his own because of his characteristics.He may not have physically looked like a hero, but his traits proved that he was one. Odysseus is a hero due to his strategic, clever and loyal traits. Odysseus is a hero due to his first trait, being…

In the epic poem "the Odyssey", Odysseus, the king of Ithica is sailing home from the Trojan war, when he is swept off course by Zeus. Along his way home, he stops at multiple islands for provisions, and encounters a different setting on each one. Odysseus shows his strengths and weaknesses along the way and shows a different one each time they encounter something. The first island Odysseus and his men encounter is home to the Lotus-Eaters. These are people who live on the island and eat lotus…

experience hunger and fear while trying to reach a destination. Odysseus and Inman are both very smart individuals who go on a journey to return back home. They both have a destination and approach it with confidence. They are helped and sheltered by people on the way, while other people want to hurt them. They are both inspired to return home by their families love and they face many obstacles and struggles to get home. Odysseus and Inman's destination is home, which they both left to…

Fearless and cunning, yet modest, Homer portrays Odysseus as the ideal Ancient Greek hero in the Odyssey, especially during his encounter with Polyphemus and his humble attitude around king Alcinous. One of the most prominent examples of Odysseus’ courage is when he is able to gather up enough audacity to challenge Polyphemus, the horrendous cyclops who captured and ate four of his men. When Odysseus and his men are trapped in the cyclops’ cave, only Odysseus is smart and brave enough to make a…

poem, The Odyssey, Odysseus and Penelope are exemplifications of the ideal Greek man and women. Their similarities and differences, however, further prove the definitive divisions in what is expected of men and women in ancient Greece. Odysseus is a true Homeric hero and embodies all the characteristics that make him so. He is a leader, possesses strength, nobility and courage, and is on a quest for glory. He is an excellent orator and is good at persuading his audiences. Odysseus is mentally…

in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, capture how Odysseus’ personality traits and attributes positively affect the hero status he has earned. His courage, wisdom, and intelligence drive his quest to return home to be reunited with his wife Penelope, and son Telemachus. Over the span of twenty years, Odysseus, pushed to the limits physically through battle, uses his will and perseverance to come out a hero. Homer highlights the emotional toll Odysseus faced after losing so many of his men in battle…

The movie Odysseus is different from the written version by Homer in many ways. Odysseus isn’t a pawn of the gods and all his actions are of his own. The movie starts off with Odysseus on his way home after ten years of being gone. The movie leads its viewers on a trip with Odysseus who will go through my trials of life. The movie will explore fame and its ups and downs, it will provide its’ own interpretation of the original Odyssey, and I will discuss which parts of the film has been helpful…

for others and is not prideful. Odysseus is the opposite of this, he is not a hero. Odysseus seems to have a lot of pride for himself and sometimes seem to speak or take action before he thinks. For example as Odysseus and his men are fleeing from the cyclops he yells, “ Cyclops if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye; Laertes’ son, whose home’s on Ithaca.” (Book 9, 1222, 416-419).Odysseus and what is left of his men…

debated in this case, the heroes of Greece. Clearly even though they were all conceited and happy to commit atrocities of the Greek heroes; the most heroic was Odysseus the prince of Ithaca. One point of evidence proving that Odysseus was the most heroic was that even though he had other journeys he fought in the Trojan War (The Odysseus Play). In most cases the hero only helps himself on his goal but, in this one he also helped the Greeks defeat the Trojans. Accomplishing not only the defeat…

In the epic poem the Odyssey, Homer's main character Odysseus portrays three different roles. Unfortunately, not all of Odysseus’s characteristics are outstanding for a biblical worldview. The reason for this is because the manner in which he handles himself as a military leader, a husband and occasionally a father, is not the manner in which a Christian should handle himself. On the other hand, Odysseus’s relationships that he has with his army, wife and family are one that are mostly carried…