Odysseus and Achilles are both Greek warriors, but which one is better? Odysseus, a warrior and king of Ithaca spent many years at sea fighting monsters and fighting in the Trojan War. And then Achilles, a demigod, one of Greece's best warriors that fought in the Trojan War but who died to Paris, Prince of Troy. In Homer’s The Odyssey and The Iliad, Odysseus is more of an epic hero than Achilles because of his noble birth, battles with supernatural forces, and is a vast traveler. An important trait that helps us understand why Odysseus is shown as more of a hero is being a vast traveler. In Homer’s The Odysseys, it follows the story of how Odysseus was stuck at sea and away from Ithaca for more than twenty years. For the first ten years, he