considered “heroic?” Some would say, honesty, fearlessness, or even the ability to fly. I believe that a person needs many positive features to claim the title as a hero. First they need, loyalty, bravery, strength and intelligence. If you were to subtract any of these characteristics this hero would be a zero. Hero’s need to be easy to trust, fear no evil, have the strength to fight and be able to outwit their opponent. When landing on the land of the Lotus-eaters Odysseus showed many heroic qualities
important heroic qualities throughout the poem. The main ones would be him acting audacious, heroic, and having physical strength. Many of these qualities helped him journey around the world to get back to Ithaca. Odysseus acts audacious in many of his events, one of which was when Odysseus and his crew head for the cave. He says “We climbed, then, briskly to the cave. But Kyklops had gone afield, to pasture his fat sheep, so we looked round at everything inside” (Homer IX, 232-234). Odysseus and his
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 villain who only cares about himself and his pride. Odysseus is the main character of the
: In the epic The Odyssey, author Homer represents main character Odysseus as a hero despite his weaknesses, illustrating that heroes, although best known for their admirable qualities, can also have flaws. Odysseus, in several scenarios throughout the epic, demonstrates courage, quick thinking, and leadership, characteristics of a hero. For instance, when Odysseus and his men were trapped in Polyphemus’s cave, Odysseus led his men to safety by formulating and executing a plan to intoxicate the cave’s
great knowledge. One hero foresay is Odysseus in Homers’ The Odyssey; this hero starts out arrogant as can be but as the adventure progresses so does his characteristics all leading to his self-knowledge. In the beginning Odysseus, who is an intelligent but arrogant man, whose personality ends up leading him to begin his long unfortunate journey. When Odysseys’ enters the cyclopes’ cave he wants to see if “he would show [hi]m hospitality” (Homer 9/304).
demonstrate all heroic characteristics. Some of those characteristics are bravery, courage, strength, and leadership skills. Heros are often recognized for their positive impacts on society. Today, a superhero needs to possess all those qualities, while a hero from ancient greece was considered to be born from divine ancestry, talented and has great strength. Batman, a masked superhero with a secret identity, portrays all these qualities while he fights crime to protect citizens of his city. Odysseus, an epic
believe in their “heros”. One example is the stories from the Iliad. They seem to make Odysseus seem like a hero, but he doesn’t nessacarily fit the expectations. In his life, he violated his own morals along with society’s, he avoided war, and didn’t watch over his crew. None of those qualities make him such a godly figure. Avoiding war is most times not thought of as brave or heroic on any level. Odysseus made himself look insane just to be able to stay home from war. Yes, a grown man, who was
Hero “Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary”-Gerard Way. How does one make himself extraordinary? By having strong, valuable qualities that separate them from the rest of the human race. Odysseus from The Odyssey, composed himself to be an exceptional man. Odysseus is loyal, brave, and clever. These qualities make him a heroic individual. Odysseus’s loyalty to his men and wife while on his journey is evident to the reader. Odysseus’s loyalty to his men is very crucial to
eyes of others, are seen as heroic. Odysseus, the protagonist of the poem, carried all of these qualities, but he also had flaws. Hubris (pride) constantly took over Odysseus’s sense of judgment when it came to making decisions for his crew and also himself. At times he would be seen as an arrogant bastard for his immature behavior and irrational thinking when it came to taking care of others, but he eventually overcame this with the help of the goddess Athena. Odysseus began to gain self-control
heroes, like Odysseus, a "charming, womanizing, conniving strategist", do not always have to walk the road of righteousness the modern heroes follow. In fact, people, now, expect heroes to do what's right almost a hundred percent of the time, if not, it will be like dishonoring themselves. However ancient Greeks values are within their name and fame, kleos and they will try to get this fame no matter the cost. They credit themselves even when it is unnecessary. For example, Odysseus taunted the Cyclops