Scylla and Charybdis

The Odyssey Leadership Essay Many people like to think of themselves as passionate, courageous, and engaged individuals. However, in many cases that is thrown out the window when they are put under pressure. According to Katherine Bryant, “As a leader your every action has a consequence, make sure it is one you intend.” This is a statement all leaders should take into consideration. Was this taken into consideration by the main character in Homer’s Odyssey? A Greek warrior named Odysseus had…

himself so they opened a bag that had magical winds which set them many steps back from the finish of the long journey home. Not only this, but he decided to keep the fact that much of the crew had their final moments upon them as they approached Scylla. He pulled his crew out of many rough situations, such as an incident where the crew was intoxicated due to special lotus flowers, but he was also the reason they were pulled into most of those situations in the first…

Some modern heroes in our modern society include figures such as Malala and Gandhi, they are seen as heroes because of their admirable qualities such as humility and courage. The question is, is Odysseus, the protagonist of Homer's epic The Odyssey, a modern hero? Odysseus is a man on his way home from the Trojan war when he is strewn off course by the almighty Poseidon, and he must find his way home. Even though Odysseus displays traits of strength and intelligence he lacks major qualities…

Throughout each story, every hero’s journey follows a pattern towards succession. This twelve step journey has been conducted by Joseph Campbell, after studying the methods used in endless stories towards a hero’s success. One epic showing this is The Odyssey, written by Homer, with the ancient greek hero, Odysseus, following his bumpy path towards home after leaving to fight the Trojan war. While, in the film, Moana, the hero Moana overcomes her obstacles to acquire the heart of Te Fiti to help…

One instance of Odysseus feeling guilty for his men in the epic poem was when Odysseus lead his men into death, which everyone besides Odysseus was unaware of. Odysseus is told that if he leads his men to Scylla, six of his men will die, but Odysseus will live. Odysseus is also told that…

Odysseus has been through the good and the bad throughout his journey. This has been a long event that will forever be life changing. The Odyssey, which was written by Homer, is an epic story made up of poems. The story is based around Odysseus, who after the Trojan War leaves his wife and sun and goes on a ten year journey. He runs into and deals with many gods and goddesses on the way. He eventually returns to Ithaca ten years later and wins his wife and Ithaca back. Odysseus was not a…

Odysseus was one of, if not the most, clever heroes in Greek mythology. Unlike other Greek heroes, such as, Heracles, Perseus, Theseus, Jason and Bellerophon, Odysseus relied on brains more than brawn. While still a mighty warrior, he is able to use his intelligence to accomplish things that many other heroes couldn’t, like inventing the Trojan horse. Naturally, due to Odysseus’s wisdom and intelligence, his patron god is Athena, the goddess of wisdom and battle. Odysseus is most famous for a…

important trait he must have to be a true hero. He could not be an epic hero if he never went on this adventure and met the struggles along the way. Odysseus faced several difficulties along his journey home. He faced dangerous creatures like Charybdis and Polyphemus, but he could not be an epic hero if he never visited the Land of the Dead. He travelled to several different places along his adventure but visiting the Land of the Dead was on of the hardest and most dangerous tasks he faced.…

The Graiae women were three sisters who shared one eye and one tooth among them. They appeared in the myth of Perseus, who was trying to find out where three magical objects were located, so he could kill Medusa. He went to their cave, and stole their eye. Then he told them he would return it if they told him where the three objects were. The Graiae Women also encountered Perseus and he used them to get the three magical objects. “Also known as the Erinyes, the Furies are three horrible…

An Admirable Leader In the modern world, heroes are defined as many different things. They can be doctors, singers, parents, and more. The definition of a hero is in the eye of the beholder. In the Odyssey, by Homer and translated by Robert Fagles, Odysseus is in charge of his crew as he makes a journey home to Ithaca. Over the course of the journey, Odysseus is forced to take leadership many times, which arises the question of his skill as a leader. He makes many questionable…