In part one of Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus uses his epic hero qualities to help him out on his quest to get back home to Ithaca. He’s shows superb intelligence when fighting the cyclopes in “Book 9.” That’s a quality of superhuman intelligence that Odysseus possessed all throughout his entire journey. Another epic hero quality that helped Odysseus was help from Greek gods and goddesses. In part two of Homer’s Odyssey, Athena helped out Odysseus when he got back to his home land.
Odysseus's Adventure Odysseus is a wise and noble hero in “The Odyssey”. The hero ,Odysseus, was not always such an epic hero, but instead grew into one throughout his adventure to Troy and back to his home land Ithaca. He faced monsters that scared and lured him causing him to learn how to be a better person and an epic hero. When Odysseus did return back to Ithaca he was graced by a goddess, Athena, and had her on his side when he fought the suitors Odysseus learned throughout his adventure, from Troy to Ithaca, on how to be the best hero, an epic hero.
After Circe turned Odysseus’ men into pigs, they stayed on the island of Aeaea for the year to come. They indulged in all the luxuries she offered after they were returned to their original state. However, after a year’s stay, Odysseus, the son of Laertes, was informed that he had to go to the underworld to complete his mission, but to reach this destination, Odysseus was to set out on a arduous journey, a mission to make it to the River Styx, the entrance to the underworld, but simply getting to this river was an adventure in itself. “When young Dawn rose her fingers and caressed the soft morning sky, we sailed on and parted our ways with Circe, the Lustrous and Mystical One. I had sought to be amongst my faithful Penelope after all this
A hero is someone who is revered for his or her exceptional achievements and bravery. Anyone who puts themselves before others not for recognition or an award, but because it is the right thing to do, is a true hero. In "The Odyssey," written by Homer is an epic poem about a man named Odysseus and his crewmates competing against the power of the gods to return to their homeland, Ithaca. Throughout his journey, he loses almost all of his men, but Odysseus finally arrives home, concluding his prolonged twenty-year voyage. Odysseus must battle the suitors that have taken his wife Penelope, and may soon kill his son Telemachus.
Odysseus did the right thing he took back what was his. I think that when they took it over they should have had a better plan. They should have taken it when they were trying to get Odysseus girlfriend. Odysseus new that they were going to take it over. When you take over a house you should have men at the front door watching for people.
The great Kyklopês, Polyphemus, is only one of the many monsters he had to face. After 10 years at war with Troy, over the beautiful Helen, Odysseus and his men are heading home. Looking for rest, they moor on Kyklopês Island where 12 men and Odysseus come upon the dwelling of Polyphemus. Odysseus’ sharp wit allows them to escape the brute’s cave, but his pride and actions incur the wrath of Poseidon. Despite the fact that Odysseus can be arrogant, he is also incredibly clever and resourceful.
The Odyssey by Homer is an epic tale of a man’s journey trying to get back home after the Trojan war. The main character Odysseus is an dynamic character who undergoes many changes throughout his journey getting home. This tale has 3 parts to it, one where Odysseus leaves his wife and children in Ithaca to go to the war, two Odysseus’s journey to his destination and three being when Odysseus regains power back at his household and restores his life back by killing all the suitors. As Odysseus leaves Troy for home, he is the typical bloodthirsty warrior but when he arrives back home in Ithaca, the wiser man he had become is evident. I will be talking about the journey that Odysseus goes through and how important the journey was to reach the
Odysseus was a great hero and a good leader, inspiring bravery, smarts, and outstanding leadership. he showed smarts first at the cyclops cave, making a plan to escape. the plan was to blind the cyclops when he was asleep so he opens the cave door that the humans couldn 't open so they can escape in the chaos. it worked! they escaped, with only a few men gone.
AThe story is all about the journey of odysseus, the king of Ithaca. He left Ithaca with his fellow sailors for so long time. After Trojan War, it’s not easy for them to go back in Ithaca because of Poseidon. Poseidon is the god of the sea. He got anger to odysseus because of his son polypemus, a cyclop.
A hero is anyone that has the obligation to do what most people wouldn’t; heroes would set aside their private interests and concerns for the good of others. In Reagan’s speech about the then recent tragedy of the shuttle Challenger, he commends them as they “...were aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly. We mourn seven heroes … The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we’ll continue to follow them.”
From the moment I was born I was special. The first of my father's children to not be devoured at first sight. To hide on far away from my father on the island of Crete, to be raised by Gaia, Adamanthea, and a goat named Amalthea. The first to stand up and defeat my father Cronos and the rest of the titans with my mighty lightning bolt forged by the Cyclops. Although the battle lasted for a long tremendous period of time we won and conquered the Earth and put the menacing titans where they belonged and where they could never escape.
Odysseus is simultaneously one of the smartest and dumbest Greek heros. Taking place after the infamous Trojan war, Homer’s The Odyssey, chronicles the journey of Odysseus back to his home, Ithaka. However his ingenious mind seems worn out from the war as along the way he constantly makes mistakes that set him farther and farther away from home. Even with the gray-eyed goddess Athena helping as much as she can, simple judgement errors pop up everywhere.
Imagine a world where you are a tiny speck in an infinite universe, or to have the power of a god. hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Two people that are known as heroes are Odysseus from “The Odyssey”, by Homer, and Kirk from “Star Trek”, directed by Justin Lin. Odysseus may have inspired the hearts of many ancient people, but Kirk inspires modern people even more.
I’m wondering how it got to this point. How did it get to the point that my eye is gone and replaced by a gaping hole in the middle of my face? It is all because of that damned Odysseus. That sharp minded Odysseus playing his tricks on me, causing me so much pain. It started when I was herding my sheep, getting them across the vast mountains on my way home.
Essay Draft In “The Odyssey” by Homer, Odysseus is trying to get his crew and himself home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. On the journey, Odysseus comes across creatures, dead souls, and gods. “The Hero’s Journey” by Joseph Campbell represents many world-wide views of what a hero is. In the article, it tells about many traits that universal heros seem to always exude in different stories.
