Archetypes In The Odyssey

Is it possible to compare Odysseus to modern heroes today? A hero is someone who sets aside their life to help people in need of help, even if it is dangerous, and is a symbol of hope. Odyssey and Superman are both examples of hero archetypes because they sacrifice their lives to save people and defeat the enemies in their journey. Both Superman and Odysseus are heroes because they are brave and strong.

In the Odyssey, Odysseus fits the archetype of the hero because he is brave. for example when Odysseus and his crew were washed up on Cyclops Island (in book IX). Odysseus was brave enough to enter Polyphemus's cave even though he knew that the Cyclops were giant beings with one eye. ”When we got to the land, we saw a great cave overhung with bushes. This was the home of a huge Cyclops named Polyphemus, who led the life of an outlaw. He was a horrid creature, not a human being. He was a giant and lived alone.“I told my men to draw the ship ashore, and stay where they were. I took the twelve best men and a supply of food and wine with me”(Book IX). The quote proves that Odysseus is a brave hero because no hero can face a cyclope who eats humans. On the other hand, Superman is also fit as a brave

In books 22 and 23 of the Odyssey. Odysseus was a strong hero because he was able to defeat all the suitors. After all, the suitors wanted to marry Odysseus' wife Penelope.“But Odysseus glared at them and said: “Dogs, did you think that I should not come back from Troy? You have forced yourself upon this house, and have wooed my wife while I was still living. You have feared neither god nor man, and now you shall die.” They turned pale with fear as he spoke.”(book XXII). Superman is also fit as a strong hero because he can do anything he wants to. Superman used his start pulling apart powerful alien artifacts, surviving nuclear explosions, and single-handedly taking on the Justice