FREE ESSAY ON ODYSSEUS

ODYSSEUS

Odysseus the Hero
Every Epic follows a certain guideline, it is written in an elevated style consisting of
a hero and deeds he does during his travels or journey. In the Odyssey written by Homer,
the hero named Odysseus portrays many Hero-like characteristics that can make the reader
envious. Homer gives Odysseus 3 traits that fit the definition of a hero like a glove.
Odysseus is courageous, has great strength and ability, and exhibits noble qualities. 
Odysseus shows his courage early on in the Epic by agreeing to go and fight in the Trojan
War where he was needed. He knew he was risking never seeing his family again but he was
willing to fight. 
The greatest proof of Odysseus being a true hero was his strength and ability. During the
war he showed his smarts. He devised the wooden horse plan, where a bunch of soldier
packed into a huge wooden horse and were brought into the city of Troy then came out
during the night and burned and attacked the people and the city. The smart thinking of
Odysseus ended the 10 year long war. Also in book 21 Penelope held the contest to win her
hand. The contest was a simple as; whoever could string Odysseus' bow and shoot the arrow
through 12 ax heads would be Penelope's husband. Penelope knew Odysseus was the only
person who could perform such a feat. This event showed how strong Odysseus was. After
the contest when Odysseus made his presence clear he has the courage and Strength to give
the suitors 4 reasons for to die. He tells them you took my house, you took my maids, you
tried to take my wife, and you disrespected the gods. It took guts to say that after
being gone for 20 years. He shows his strength by proceeding killing all of the suitors
without any outside help. 
Odysseus is a noble character who everyone looks up to. Besides some of the suitors,
Odysseus is respected by most of the other characters. Antionoos and Euremakus are
especially rude suitors who treated Odysseus like dirt when he was dressed as a beggar.
Odysseus treated everyone with the same amount of respect they gave him. 
When compared with other hero's for example Superman, Odysseus fits right in. He has the
traits of a true hero and it shows throughout the Odyssey.
Bibliography
none