The Odyssey is an epic adventure centered around a main brave leader named Odysseus. Odysseus is a natural leader that saves his men from hazards and danger many times. He leads them like he cared for each and every one of his men and would and put his men's safety before his. Odysseus is a great leader and he consistently showed this in the Odyssey, for example, he had to show his leadership when he tricked the Cyclops and freed himself and the men he took with him from the cave. He had to…
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during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed”. Odysseus is a character in Homer’s The Odyssey that during hard times does not demonstrate heroism. Odysseus is a zero because he is a horrid leader, he’s a fickle lover, and he is a prevaricator. Odysseus is the most horrid of leaders. Before he even gets home his whole crew dies because he fails to show how important it is to listen to him. Take a look at what Circe tells Odysseus, “Leave the beasts unharmed, your mind set on home, and you…
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obstacles. Now, the question is, is their leader a hero or an epic hero? The leader was Odysseus from the Odyssey by Homer and the ancient Greeks considered him a hero. According to Mike Dilbeck, “A hero is a person who transforms compassion into heroic action,takes on behalf of others.” Odysseus does not fit the definition of a hero because he is not compassionate to others. Odysseus is not a modern day hero because he sacrifices lots of his men for his own good and he also goes to the land of the dead…
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Odysseus was a horrible leader. He did not listen to his own men, and he did also did not think things through. In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer, Odysseus and his men suffer and endure many hardships in which all the men die, except for Odysseus, who gets back home to Ithaca. To begin with, Odysseus was not a brilliant listener. In the episode “The Cyclops”, Odysseus admits that he “... would not heed [my men] in my glorying spirit…” (The Cyclops 500). This great, so-called “hero” did not…
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the Odyssey the main character can be considered a hero from his muscular build to his heroic charm. However people can argue both ways, some say his arrogance can outweigh all of his heroic characteristics. But to me that is not the case. But is Odysseus a hero? During the reading that really seemed to be an off and on debatable question. But truthfully he is, he escapes death and gets his men in a good position to live. But it wasn't his fault that didn't work out. Odysseus in the Odyssey is a…
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In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer the main character, Odysseus exemplifies a Greek basileus as seen by his ambition, persuasion, and skill. The first example of Odysseus showing Greek basileus like traits is when he showed ambition. A Greek basileus must be ambitious to be a great leader because it influences his followers to keep on pursuing the end goal. The first example of his ambition is shown in the epic poem when “Vowing to slaughter my best heifer for them before she calved…..as for…
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Many traits are required in order for one to be a good leader. Odysseus, William and Mary possesses most of these traits. Odysseus, the main character of the book The Odyssey, and his men have a long, twenty year journey back home after fighting during the war in Troy . During their journey they face many struggles. He ends up returning home alone and must fight back for his honor. With William and Mary, the British monarchs for 38 years in 1689 after the Britain’s bloodless Glorious Revolution…
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is inspired by different events that happened in his/her life. How is Odysseus from the Odyssey considered an epic hero? Odysseus is an epic hero because he is guided by different gods, accomplishes challenges that other people can’t, he is intelligent and a courageous hero; he proves this to us by showing us how he overcame different challenges and was able to be guided through his journey home. One example from the Odyssey that proves to us that…
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The Odyssey an epic by Homer which follows Odysseus, a greek hero, in his journey home I was able to dissect these greek characters. I learned about their flaws and strengths, taking these things into perspective, when asked to compete on the show “Craft Wars” with a greek character of my choice Odysseus was the most pragmatic option. Hephaestus, the god of craft, was a viable choice as well, but when analyzing both of their character traits Odysseus proves to be the most practical. Odysseus would…
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English (A) 17 December 012 The Odyssey Homer was in some ways a ghost, he believed he was a blind bard, or a storyteller. David Adam Leeming says that some people believed there are two Homers, or that Homer was a legend. Homer is famous for writing the Iliad and the Odysseus. The story of the Odyssey takes us through the seven stages of a Greek soldier’s journey of getting home after the Trojan War. The first stage in Odysseus’ Call to venture home to Ithica. Odysseus receives a call to go home…
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