Odysseus’s True Heroic Qualities In what are the true qualities of a hero? In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, Odysseus, the great warrior must overcome many challenges to return home to Ithaca after an absence of twenty years. Despite acting with extreme arrogance Odysseus demonstrates more heroic qualities than qualities of a villain because of his loyalty and bravery to achieve his goal. Odysseus demonstrates his bold behavior multiple times on his journey home. He arrives to the Trojan War, He goes into the battle with his men knowing some will die.
The divine Calypso was certainly for keeping me in her cavern because she yearned for me to be her husband and with the same object Circe…but never for a moment did they win my heart” (110-111.28-31). Even though both Circe and Calypso both offer a good life for Odysseus to live, he is loyal in finding his way home to Penelope and Telemachus. He never gives up on going home, but if he had, he would have given up his loyalty to his wife and country, something an epic hero would never do. Odysseus stays loyal not only to his wife and country, he stays loyal to the men who have been with him on his entire journey. He has to be loyal to them because they have done nothing but stay loyal to him.
Odysseus, the epic hero in Homer’s Odyssey is a figure who could be considered larger than life. His legend begins during the ten year Trojan War, and continues through ten long years during his attempt to return to his kingdom on Ithaca, to his wife Penelope and to his son Telemachus. Throughout Odysseus’ ten year long struggle to return home, as told in The Odyssey, he proves himself to be an epic hero, even though he occasionally behaves like a mere mortal. A hero possesses many traits. Odysseus showed that he was crafty or cunning in the Cyclop’s cave when gets the Cyclops drunk and tells him that his name is Nhobdy.
The Odyssey Odysseus is a hero who fought to save his shipmates. Odysseus, the son of maritees has been gone from his home for twenty years. During that time he had to fight many obstacles, such as the Cyclops, sirens, and lotus eaters. In homers epic poem “The Odyssey,” Odysseys proves that he is a hero because he shows bravery at every turn, he uses leadership when its needed, and is strong and does anything to save himself and the shipmates. Odysseys is a courageous hero and shows bravery at every turn he can do to protect his shipmates In “The Odyssey.” In the quote “he alone hungered for home and wife,”(homer 963) homer uses the word hungered to describe the way Odysseus is yearning for the site to see his wife and home again.
Odysseus the Epic Hero In Homer’s The Odyssey, the war hero Odysseus struggles to find his way home to Ithaca after the ten year long Trojan War. Striving to return home, his cunning and clever mind conquers the seemingly overwhelming obstacles he faces throughout his odyssey. Alienated from his family and countrymen, Odysseus valiantly endures trials and tribulations, in his quest to return home. In order to overcome these hardships, Odysseus relies on superhuman feats. Because Odysseus relies on his cunning and clever mind to pave the way for his return, he overcomes his frustration and alienation; meanwhile, throughout his journey home to Ithaca, he demonstrates superhuman feats through treacherous adventures.
It was the most precious gift by his father Zeus. This power saved him countless time since birth. An illustration of this would be that Heracles killed two snakes sent by Hera, as mentioned above, when he was 8 months old. Also, he was able to strangle the Nemean lion when he grew up and, moreover, hold up the heavens for a short time, while Atlas, who usually did this, went to get the Apple of the Hesperides. Heracles was the strongest man in the world, and he was even stronger than some of the gods when he was just a divine hero.
The Journey Into Manhood In The Odyssey, there are many heroes. Heroes of all ages and sizes. But in the Odyssey, there is one in particular who is a true hero, and that is Telemachus. Telemachus stands up for justice for his family, and pride in himself. A true hero in the eyes of his family and the gods.
Alexander the Great Alexander III was considered a great because of his actions and many different accomplishments. As the King of Macedonia he did many great things. He attempted to conquer the entire world. He would have done it too but he had a quick unfortunate death. After his death the downfall of the empire he was building for 10 years fell.
This time he killed Antinoos.”(450, 196-201). This quote shows that he was the only one that had the strength enough too string the bow. As you can see Odysseus is very strong and on one has the strength that he has. In the poem The Odyssey, Odysseus faces many conflicts that he has to go through. Because of Odysseus journey through many difficult challenges that change him and build him into a better person because he gets experienced, courageous, and stronger in many ways.
Odysseus and his men are trapped in the cave of the deadly Cyclops, and four men have already been eaten. Odysseus shows his bright intellect and cunning nature to formulate the plan to free himself and his comrades. After tricking the Cyclops into getting drunk on wine, Odysseus taunted him and stabbed him in the eye with a hot stake. “I poured him another fiery bowl – three bowls . .