In The Odyssey, Odysseus is one of Greek’s greatest and most popular heroes. He is not the “strong man”, such as Achilles. He is more of a man of thought, patience, and clever tricks. Three instances in which Odysseus used his intelligence to overcome the obstacles he faced on his journey were when he tricked the Cyclops into getting drunk, gets past the Sirens, and getting Circe to turn his men back into humans. To begin with, Odysseus used his intelligence to convincing Circe to turn his men back into humans. Odysseus travels to Aeaea with his men, the home of Circe. Circe drugs some of Odysseus’ men and turns them into swine. When going to retrieve his men, Hermes informs him to eat Moly to protect himself from Circe’s drug. Odysseus overpowers Circe and forces her to change his men back into their human forms. Odysseus is able to stay in luxury for a year there, still remaining faithful to his wife. …show more content…
When Odysseus returns to Aeaea, Circe warns Odysseus of the obstacles that he will face on his homeward voyage and instructs him on how to get past them. Odysseus then tells this to his men. As they inch closer to the island of the Sirens, Odysseus plugs the ears of his men with beeswax, a very ingenious idea. He has his men bind him to the mast of the ship. He is the only one of his men to hear the song from the island. The seductive song has Odysseus begging to be released, making his crew bind him