Why Odysseus Is A Hero

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Do you think odysseus is a hero? I think he is, and there are many reasons for why i think this. For one, Odysseus defeated the all mighty Troy and left it in ruins for the safety of his homeland, Ithica. Odysseus also fought a cyclopes and a sea monster to get his men home safe, even though he failed to get them back to Ithica, he tried. Odysseus survived many attakes on his life from a god , just so he could return to Ithica. Even a god could not stop him returning home to his family and kingdom, i say that this alone makes odysseus a hero.

Odysseus has been through alot, he was sailing, fighting monsters and trying to find his way home. Odysseus was only able to get back home after Twenty years adrift at sea and throughout all his hardships all he wanted to do was reunite with his family and rule Ithica. There was even a goddess that tried to keep Odysseus with her in her cave for the rest of his life, but not even she could kill his will to return home to his people, is there any other man able to resist the temptation of a god? I say that the hardships that Odysseus faced and overcame is not only motivational but a pure display of heroism and anyone with half a brain should be able to see that. Odysseus is a hero and i think he would have deserved respect.
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Odysseus is not perfect and has flaws but so does every other mortal being that ever lived, and you can’t hold him to a standard that no human being can rise to. You don’t have to be perfect to be a hero, you just have to fight for what is good, right and have a good heart. Odysseus has all of these traits. You don’t have to be a genius to see that odysseus is a good person and a born hero. While Odysseus makes some obvious mistakes that does not mean he is in anyway less than a