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    Odysseus: A Hero Or Hero?

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    ALMOST everyone. He fights bad guys and even innocent civilians. So Odysseus shouldn't be exempt from that title even if he did bad things like blind Polyphemus, kill Telemachus and suitors. But he did save the Greeks in the Trojan War and it was his idea to make the Trojan Horse. He remained loyal to his wife Penelope and never gave up on returning to Ithaca. Okay we have that but what is the definition of hero, according to www.study.com a hero is “ A hero is someone who solemnly embodies…

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    What makes somebody a good hero , in Homer's story The Odyssey a great powerful hero named Odysseus goes through many difficult trials on his return back home to his family. Odysseus is a hero because he kills all the men who tried to overcome his power. Odysseus kills the suitors because they didn't believe he would return home , when Odysseus was gone the suitors basically moved into his palace and treated his maids with disrespect. The suitors trashed Odysseus place and tried to take his…

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    Trojan War Research Paper

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    The Trojan War (1226 BCE) also know as "The Bronze Age", where conflict began between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece. Men from Greece, well the best men and some women sailed all the way out to Asia to fight in the war for 10 years. Some say the Trojan War was consideed to be the greatest tragedy ever written. This essay will provide you with not only proof of the Trojan war but inform you as well. Most believed this war was fictional, and was just a myth of the Greeks but I'm here…

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    the Trojans over a women, Helen. Odysseus was a very valuable Greek soldier. So, after the Trojan war, Odysseus, along with his men, is in attempt to get home in Ithaca with his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus in which he confronted many obstacles. Many readers observe that Odysseus is very arrogant and shows that he cares more of himself than anything else. This is highly obnoxious and very disagreeable. Odysseus is a very superb mortal. He shows outstanding leadership during the Trojan…

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    Odysseus was one of the greatest of the Greek heroes who fought during the Trojan war. Odysseus had to stay away from home for a long time. Leavening his kingdom, wife and child, which he loved so deeply. The war with Tory lasted for ten years. Odysseus was the most skillful of the Greek heroes. Odysseus formulated a plan to stop the madness, and he came up with the Trojan horse. The Trojan horse is a colossal hollow wooden horse to…

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    Achilles In The Odyssey

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    The night raid on the Trojan camp involved – with Diomedes – killing more than a dozen men in their sleep and then murdering a spy after promising to spare his life. The utilization of the Trojan Horse is, in the Christian sense of the word, not a moral act. It was, however, very successful, and gave Odysseus eternal glory and ergo was righteous by ancient standards. Odysseus’ refusal of Calypso and Circe is a different story though. His total loyalty to his wife and home is admirable and…

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    The Trojan War In Greek legend, Trojan War was famous war waged by the Greeks armies after the escape of Hele of Sparta by Paris of Troy (or Iliad). Everything start when Cassandra (Priam’s daughter King of Troy) predicts the destruction of Troy because of the birth of his brother, Prince Paris. That is why Paris was abandoned as a baby to die. However, that never happened because Paris was picked up and raised by a pastor. Then, years later, Paris learned of his true origin and returned to…

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    Odysseus Bad Leader

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    them to monster.”Also people in history ,also say that he is good leader,by being heroic,strong,winning the trojan war with his intellects skills. The issue is that Odysseus has bad,good sides,for example in the story that he knows how to rescue his crew from trouble.and with his intellects skill,bravery he blinded the horrifying mighty polyphemus or cyclop,also was able to win the trojan war.The bad sides about Odysseus that in the story he let some of his men died, also not telling his crews…

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    story in the Iliad is about a war. Heroes on both sides are seen committing horrific acts. For example, Achilles’ rage leads to the start of the Trojan war in which many people die. He is unable to set aside his rage for the common good. He also disrespects Hector’s body by dragging it around the walls of Troy and refusing to return it to his family. The Trojans seem like the moral ones just defending their home from the Greeks. However, Hector is seen disrespecting Patroclus’ body by spitting…

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    Sometimes they may even need a little extra change to make ends meet. This particular short-story, “The Rocking Horse Winner,” takes place sometime between the end of World War I and the Great Depression. Needless to say, many people were short on the necessary amount of money to live comfortably or even be able to provide for their families. However, in D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner,” being able to provide for a family should not be an issue. Yet, for little Paul it is. Both his…

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