Military Ideal In The Odyssey

The hero reflects a military ideal, as much by valor as by force and is therefore used as a mirror in Greek society. It is also a political ideal. He usually has a link with power such as nephew or son from the leader. Therefore, even though it can be seen as a political ideal but he may also itself be the leader city. In Greek epics, judicial power, military and politics are fairly related. The Greek Males were often virile, brave, semi god (half god half human), and necessary as they represent the men of excellence in an army, which explains that the hero of Greek epics is necessarily a man. Unlike men, the heroes are subject to the powers of the gods. The hero is a victim of moods of the gods, whether good or bad. This is the case for example for Odysseus, who is cursed by Poseidon and helped by Athena. To rise to the

But unlike the main hero of the Iliad, Achilles, it is not only his warrior valor that is highlighting in the Odyssey, but also his intelligence. This is a particular form of intelligence that the Greeks called "mètis" (a particular form of intelligence, based on trickery, cunning, stratagem, but also concealment, deception and sometimes lies). It is on this characteristic that is founded the heroic figure Odysseus, and that is beyond his warlike strength, which makes him to appear as a complex hero, both typical and unique in times. Odysseus in his behavior and in his character, however, appears more human than his warrior side would not let him assume. First, the epic reversal values reminds us that he is a mortal, who has qualities that properly human have. In fact, the events that are imposed to him largely take the form of temptations that he faces alone, and standing out from his companions. This is particularly the case for the episode of the Sirens, where he gets tied to the mast, while its sailors have wax in the