What makes a hero? Does it mean doing great deeds? Or is it just someone doing something you admire? Many people have their own definition of what a ‘hero’ is. A hero to most is someone who has courage or who has risked or sacrificed his his for others. A hero is considered a man, often of royal ancestry, who is exceptionally clever. A hero is a leader who had not only physical strength, but mental strength as well. They’re usually someone that got themselves into danger, and in cases where the average
who is the hero of the adventure. They are strong, independent, and motivated. The hero Odysseus, from The Odyssey, is an epic hero, while Okonkwo, from Things Fall Apart, is a tragic hero. For Odysseus, his task is to sail back home after the Battle of Troy, while facing the fury of the gods. After many challenges with different powerful influences, Odysseus must use his master of schemes skills to find his way home. With the help of the god, Athena, and his son, Telemachus, Odysseus finds his way
The book The Odyssey by Homer is about a hero named Odysseus from Troy. A hero is someone who is courageous, wisdom and selfless. Odysseus is considered a hero in many levels like being a war hero and also displays many of the characteristics a hero should have. Society needs hero's in today's world because heroes help us when we need them the most, they are our missing puzzle piece that society needs in its life to succeed, heroes never give up and try their hardest to make sure society is safe
What is a hero? In our time, heroes are defined as people who have done amazing feats of kindness, and also have many heroic qualities, important ones being compassion and honesty. However, thousands of years ago a hero was someone who simply did something great (preferably in the field of war). This is portrayed in the Odyssey where the hero had none of the qualities listed above. In the poem the Odyssey, the main character Odysseus would not be called a hero in modern times, but would be called
“A hero is someone who steps up when everyone else backs down” Odysseus is a hero that people think of as a god be in reality he is a mortal, but is a slave to the god; Zeus. He was taken from his family and was later trained by the gods, and the gods gave him challenges and obstacles to overcome threw his job as a slave. He later did a good job and Zeus let him him go but he shipped him out to sea and gave him challenges along the way traveling back home. An epic hero is a human being that does
Heroes Odysseus the great, Homer’s main character in the epicThe Odyssey, was one of the greatest true heroes to the Greeks four thousand years ago. My father, David Woodruff, has proven to others he is a true hero like Odysseus. Odysseus and my father both show bravery, determination, and intelligence to prove they are true heroes. A true hero needs to show bravery. Both Odysseus and my father show bravery. Odysseus showed bravery all throughout the epic. When Odysseus was sailing into the
I believe a hero to be an individual who would willingly do anything, even put their own life on the line for someone else’s sake out of the goodness in their heart. An example of a real life hero would be, Martin Luther King Jr., he was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights movement, however he ended up dying for this cause. Odysseus is the supposedly hero of the story The Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus is considered to be a hero because of how he valiantly survived trial after trial forced
INTRO Odysseus, one of the first heroes of legend, is sometimes considered not heroic at all, in fact, he is seen as a terrible man with horrible morals. In this essay, I will make three different, important, points about the hero Odysseus that will help you understand why I believe Odysseus is a true hero. My first point would be how he prepares his crew for the dangers that await them just ahead, the island of the Sirens. Next, I will talk about how Odysseus risked his life to save his crew from
story of a hero that is working his way home from war. This is not just hero, but his name is Odysseus, who is basically the Dwayne Johnson of Ancient Greece: keen, robust, handsome, courageous and treasured by the gods. Along with the Odysseus, Beowulf continues to be one of the most significant works of English literature and it tells us of the importance of the valiant code known as Beowulf. Over the course of this poem, we follow Beowulf as he develops from what we know as a hero, but into a
The True, Epic Hero Homer’s Odyssey is about a Greek war hero named Odysseus on a journey home. Odysseus faces many enemies and problems on his journey and when he arrives home. Odysseus displays the traits of an epic hero because he faces circumstances only a hero can handle. Epic heroes are defined by supernatural abilities, and Odysseus’s experiences require extraordinary courage. Odysseus’s courage is displayed fighting the sea monsters "I donned my heroic armor, seized long spears in both