Odysseus Fortitude In Homer's Odyssey

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In Homer’s Odyssey, during “The Land of the Dead” Odysseus shows fortitude after seeing his mother’s ghost and while he talks to her. Fortitude is the strength of mind to face adversity with courage. Odysseus sailed to the underworld to obtain a prophecy from Tiresias, a blind prophet. After sacrificing sheep, ghosts begin to gather around the pool of blood. In particular, one shade causes Odysseus to break into tears: his mother. Once Odysseus finished talking to one of his fallen crew members, his mother’s ghost drifted towards the pool of blood. As he says, “seeing this ghost I grieved / but held her off, through pang on pang of tears, ”(97-98). The emotional pain that this causes shows Odysseus’ fortitude. Even though his mother’s ghost
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