In the epic poem, The Odyssey, by Homer the main character, Odysseus, is primarily flawed. To star, Odysseus is overly prideful. In the beginning of the story he tells King Alcinous the story of his travels, and begins with, "I am Laretes' son Odysseus. Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war: this fame has gone abroad to the sky's rim". This shows that Odysseus believes he is an impressive, strong man, and the he is known to by a large portion of the world. Next, Odysseus is overly curious
Stories, regardless of a particular genre, carry meanings that are developed in the plot in hopes of allowing the reader to see the morals that are contained within. In both the Book of Exodus and the Odyssey, we see two character heroes, each with their own story and adventures, battling through trials to get to a particular destination, and being guided by divine powers. Moses and Odysseus are both considered heroes, and while they have divine blessing from their respective gods, they are extremely
Based on my readings of The Odyssey there are many characteristics that mark out Odysseus as a hero. But to me there are three main principal characteristics that mark out Odysseus as a hero, For example a hero has a fatal flaw in some point in time. A hero also has to be strong and overcome obstacles or flaws that prevent him or her from reaching their goal; it could either benefit him or others. The last main principal characteristic is having some sort of reliability to help him get thru those
brave king of Ithaca who on countless occasions displays his cunningness, strength, and loyalty like many other great heroes do. On the surface, he may appear to be grand and powerful, but he holds deep emotions of pride, love, and melancholy. In the Odyssey, written by Homer, our
life in an act of bravery, and/or courage. (Merriam Webster Dictionary) How might a hero have human or natural flaws and still be able to save the lives of others? Is it possible? Why does a hero risk his or her life physically or emotionally? An epic hero is a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events, just like in The Odyssey, where Odysseus, who is the main character; is gone for twenty years. And through those twenty years, he goes on
is no writing in history other than two epic poems, one of which is the Odyssey. The Odyssey was written approximately 10 years after the Trojan War in 850 BC. It is believed the author of this epic poem is Homer, but there is a possibility that "Homer" is a combination of various different writers. Although Greek Mythology is categorized as fiction in modern day, the stories were factual for the ancient Greeks. The Odyssey is a story of Odysseus, a super human Ithacan hero. In spite of Odysseus’
There are a lot of reasons why Odysseus in my belief and based in the Odyssey this is so. Firstly Odysseus is an ideal hero in both the physical and the mental sense. Physical he is a great hero, because he overcomes all these extreme dangers he comes out alive after missing for ten years and facing weird creatures and people. Homer set up this whole voyage with all the strange encounters that Odysseus has to go through, to become and be known as a great hero. In the mentally sense Odysseus is a
with an enquiring thought process, and he is also a man with courage and bravery. Odysseys’ objective is to get home with most of his men alive and to obtain control of his kingdom and get back his wife and family. Throughout Odysseus’ journey, his creativity and patience had indicated him and his men through many circumstances, but his hubris and pride contributed to the death of all his crew. Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus questions his actions before he acts upon them. In my opinion, his patience
humanity has been the ruin and the creation of many great societies. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, the half-man half-god Gilgamesh struggles to accept his humanity and the faults that come with it, while chasing immortality. Similarly, Odysseus in The Odyssey by Homer comes to realize that he isn’t impeccable and that all people have faults, while fighting to come home to the people he loves. In both these men’s stories their strengths, weaknesses and humanity are what fashion them not perfect, nevertheless
revengeful, grudgeful, and hateful. This is exemplified when he says “‘If you ever loved me, don’t rob me of my hate. It’s all I have.’” However, his period of hate doesn’t particularly prove that he isn’t a hero, it merely shows he is human and has flaws. He was able to turn his life back around, mature, and make peace with God. Everybody can see Edmond is quite an intelligent human being with a strong drive. Though Edmond might’ve had a troubled past, he was able to overcome it, proving that individuals