Odysseus Courage Quotes

In the story The Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus, like everyone else, shows both good and bad qualities within his personality. Throughout his adventures, Odysseus has shown courage, curiosity, and willpower, as cited in the following passages. Odysseus repeatedly demonstrates courage throughout the story, like when he confronts the witch Circe and her hound of hungry animals. For example, this quote: “In the wild wood they found an open glade, around a smooth stone house—the hall of Circe—and wolves and mountain lions lay there, mild in their soft spell, fed on their drug of evil. None would attack (Homer, 911).” Another quote to validate his courage is “Dear friends, no need for stealth; here’s a young weaver singing a pretty song to set the air agate on these lawns and paven courts.

Shall we greet her? (Homer, 911)” Even though he demonstrates courage, as evidenced in these quotes, it paves the way for his curiosity. Odysseus reveals curiosity when he fights against Syria and tells his men to tie him up so that he may not break free from the song of the Sirens. For example, this quote: “The lovely voices nardo appealing over the water made me crave to listen, and I tried to say ‘Untie me!’ to the crew, jerking my brows, but they bent steadily to the oars. Then Perimedes got to his feet, and he and Eurylochus passed more lines about to hold me still. So all rowed on, until the sirens dropped under the sea rim and their singing dwindled away. (Homer, 919)” In another section of the story, Odysseus shows great curiosity when he and his men fight Syria in this quote, “The monster of the gray rock, harboring torment for my friends. I strained my eyes upon that cliffside veiled in clouds, but nowhere could I see her. Homer, 919)” His curiosity drives his willpower to get home to his family. Another positive attribute that Odysseus has is his