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Ethos Pathos Logos In The Odyssey

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The Odyssey is an epic poem about the struggles of a Greek warrior. The Odyssey is about Odysseus' 10 year long journey home from the Trojan War. Logos, Ethos, and Pathos are considered the rhetorical triangle. Logos means your reason and intellect, Pathos means your feelings and emotions, and Ethos means your moral character. Although Odysseus shows many different heroic actions as a leader, nevertheless Odysseus demonstrates Ethos because Odysseus protects his men from the lotus eaters, sirens, and he returns Elpanor to Circe’s island. Odysseus shows his moral character throughout the Odyssey. “All hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one taste the lotus, or you lose your hope of your home.” When approaching the lotus eaters, Odysseus

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