In every hero 's journey, their ordinary selves become extraordinary after suffering from countless defeats and hardship through their expedition. In the epic poem, The Odyssey, Homer describes a mediocre man and his crew who goes through a 10-year prolonged trip along with many disadvantages. During the Trojan War, a warrior, Odysseus, also known as the king of Ithaca, was called upon to fight which lasted 10 brutal years. To win the war, Odysseus needed a perfect scheme, it was to construct a wooden trojan horse that occupied with soldiers as an offering to the other side. During that night, Odysseus and his soldiers came out of the wooden horse and attacked the city while everyone was asleep which enraged the gods. While Odysseus is trying to reach home, he encounters a human-eating Cyclopes, traveling to the Land of the Dead, finding out his mother died, and finally returning home to Ithaca but later discovered the suitors are attempting to overthrow his kingdom. Odysseus, when compared to Elon Musk, proves to be a hero through his cleverness, conflict with grief, and lessons he learned when dealing with difficulties, one must not give up and try again.
Odysseus ' cleverness demonstrates that he is a hero when compared to Elon Musk. In the beginning of the story, Polyphemus imprisoned Odysseus and his men, wanting to escape the cave, Odysseus drew his "sharp sword from [his] hip/" desiring "to stab him/" then "sudden fear [linger him]: if [he] killed him/...[they]