In The Odyssey, Odysseus was a Tragic Hero from the Trojan War. After ten years of fighting for his country, he had to lead his crew back to their home, Ithaca. Odysseus had a very unique character through his journey. He was the leader of his crew and got them through many hard trials. Odysseus used his main traits of intelligence, determination, and bravery in order to get home. The way he responded to the different challenges using these three positive characteristics truly shows how admirable he is. Intelligence was shown from Odysseus many times throughout his journey. Odysseus was quickly able to come up with a plan to beat the Cyclops Polyphemus. Using the wine he had, he was able to get the Cyclops drunk and blind him. If Odysseus