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Odysseus As A Leader In The Odyssey By Homer

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Throughout the course of history, the world has seen many leaders. Some of which are good leaders, and others bad. In Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, he tells of a epic hero named Odysseus. Based on his actions and the definition of what makes a good leader, Odysseus is shown as a good leader. Odysseus is a good leader because of his influence on his men and his collaboration.
As Odysseus begins his journey home, he has a large crew of men which he influences to help him do tasks. As they travel they end up needing to go through the Sirens. When they do Odysseus tells his men, “you are to tie me up, tight as a splint,/ erect along the mast, lashed to the mast,/ and if I shout to be untied,/ take more turns of the rope to muffle me” (Homer 1005,
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