The Odyssey
When you think of a hero you probably instantly think of Superman and Batman. But have you ever thought about Odysseus? Probably not because he’s not as popular as the 21st-century heroes. Odysseus and other heroes have a lot in common even if you don’t think so.Odysseus is a modern hero because he was a good leader, brave, and strong.
One way Odysseus is an example of a “modern hero” was how he was a good leader. Odysseus cared about his men very much. When they took the ships up north they came to land that had pretty flowers called Lotus. Lotus-Eaters would drug other people with their flowers. Odysseus sent two men and a runner but soon enough they didn’t care about their home they wanted to stay with the Lotus people forever. Odysseus found out that they would drug people so he told his men to stay away from the Lotus-Eaters if they wanted to return home. Odysseus took good leadership by telling them what to do in order to keep them safe.
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Odysseus was always risking his life. He was brave when he went and found a giant, one-eyed, Cyclops. While the twelve men were begging Odysseus to leave he was trying to figure out what the cyclops was out of pure curiosity. His men frightened just wanted to leave and go back to their homes where they knew they were safe. Odysseus going into a random cave knowing a giant man lived there showed how brave he