Or friendly to strangers, god- fearing men?” (9.195-196) When Odysseus meets the Cyclops he is scared at first but then he gets some nerve and explains to the Cyclops who they are. The Cyclops does not spare their lives and they get trapped in his cave. Odysseus is angered by this and also because the Cyclops ate some of his men. He says, “he left me there, the heart inside me brooding on revenge: how could I pay him back? Would Athena give me glory?” (9.354-355) Odysseus’s character is very clever and he devises a plan to get revenge on the Cyclops and also to escape the cave they are in.
Athena disguised him and once in his home, gave him strength and put many wards on him so that the suitors wouldn't be able to hit him. If not for the wards, he would've been killed easily. Odysseus has his flaws, though. When leaving the Cyclopes, he got cocky and got himself cursed. Another time when he was hard-headed was when he decided to tie himself to a mast and listen to the deathly song of the sirens.
When Odysseus and his men are clearly safe away from the island Odysseus brags about his successful feat. Polythemus hears this and launches giant boulders in the direction of the ship. Some came very close to sinking the ship, yet that was not enough for Odysseus. Blinded by his pride he unwisely revealed his identity to Polythemus. With that Polythemus called upon his father, Poseidon, to seek revenge on the man who had harmed him.
Despite Sunjata’s position as a hero before the Mande people, he humbled himself and used other ways to convince the king and he succeeded in the end. Gilgamesh used his powers for his personal benefits to acquire wealth, oppress his subjects and even rape women who appealed to him. Sunjata had the interest of the Mande people first before his own. This is seen when he arrives home from hunting and learned about the captivity, he leaves immediately to go salvage
(77,6) Because the Greeks’ greed, they gladly accepts the Trojan horse as a present for Athena, but the Trojan horse filled with Greek soldiers eventually destroys all of Troy placing the city in the hands of the Achaeans. In addition, when Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar, marking scars on his body, and dressing in rags, he infiltrates Troy to win the Trojan War for the Achaeans. Since the Trojans recognize Odysseus as a man of wealth and power, by dressing as a beggar he secretly gains entry into Troy. Furthermore, disguised as a
To do this, he has to trick and blackmail the Graeae, which he successfully does.Next, Perseus gains two important allies. First of all, the Nymphai loan Perseus lots of useful stuff, like Hermes' winged sandals, Hades' helmet of invisibility, and the kibisis. Second, Athena offers Perseus some great advice about how to defeat Medusa (only look at the monster through the refection on your shield). Good thing Perseus has some friends. With his borrowed magical gear, Perseus flies off to find the Gorgons' cave.
And as a result, are pushed back due to their overconfidence. However, this incident is more of a “Odysseus can’t control his men.” moment. One that is completely to the fault of Odysseus unable to “grow up” per se, is the Cyclops island. Odysseus and his crew accidently sail into a cave full of cyclops, but Odysseus comes up with a plan that is pulled off perfectly. That is, until Odysseus is so proud and excited, that he reveals his name to the Cyclops in order
He had help by means of his followers and the princess. Nothing like William Wallace, Gilgamesh fought the monster by himself. Gilgamesh fought to save his friend and became famous for that. Their challenges were successful because they meet their goals. William Wallace was wrath at the British for killing his wife.
Finally, Odysseus displayed bravery when he took on the suitors. Even though Odysseus, Telemachus and the herdsmen are greatly outnumbered they had defeated all of the suitors. Homer wrote "Every shot brought down a man in his house; there, one by one, they fell". Homer was saying that the each time they shot there arrows a suitor was killed until there were none left. The revenge he sought on the suitors must have had invoked great fear in him because there were so many suitors.
Yet, he faces his fears head on, as the Trojans are in a battle to stay alive during a violent storm caused by the jealous goddess Juno. She has her reasons for not wanting Aeneas’ journey to be one of ease, but Aeneas demonstrates his leadership and proves that his priority is the well-being of his group. Once the ships safely land on the shore new Carthage, he provides food by “shooting and shooting til he won the hunt by laying seven carcasses on the ground” (Damrosch, Pike, p.691). Aeneas finds love with Queen Dido in Carthage, and although he could stay with her and fill the role of husband to the queen. He exhibits his obedience to the gods, “Duty-bound, Aeneas, though he struggled with desire to calm and comfort her pain… yet took the course