When Was Odysseus Intelligent

Odysseus is the protagonist of The Odyssey. He is not a typical ‘strong man” like Achilles or Hercules, rather, he is a man of thought, patience, and clever tricks. Odysseus used his intelligence to overcome obstacles when he was on Calypso’s Island, at sea, and when he returned back home to Ithaca. First, Odysseus was on Cyclops when he had to overcome an inconvenience. To begin, Odysseus and his men followed a flock of sheep into a cave after finding them on the island of Cyclops. Little did they know, the cave belonged to a giant who lived there, Polyphemus. When the men are having a wonderful time in the cave filled with food and many more assets, Polyphemus returned and closed the cave on them not knowing they were in there. The men

Second, Odysseus and Polyphemus were talking when the giant decides to ask Odysseus what his name was, Odysseus said his name was “Nobody” and was intelligent for not giving his name out. The reason why this was intelligent was because Odysseus has had many problems with Polyphemus’ dad, Poseidon. Poseidon created many issues for Odysseus and his men while on their journey home. If Odysseus had given his name to Polyphemus, it probably would’ve been the end for him and his men. Another thing to point out is that Polyphemus didn’t recognize who Odysseus was but has probably heard of him before. This is a big factor because if Polyphemus would’ve known his name, then he probably could’ve done something horrible to the men. Third, Odysseus gave wine to Polyphemus as a gift which was a magnificent idea because it led

First and foremost, Odysseus was at sea alone after finally getting off the Calypso’s Island when he was hit with a storm. Specifically, Poseidon's storm. Odysseus had made him angry throughout his journey back home to Ithaca and Poseidon wanted him to suffer. So, Poseidon sends a storm to Odysseus and tells him that his goal was not to kill him but to make him understand that man is nothing without gods. Odysseus finally uses that smart brain of his and understands what Poseidon was trying to make him understand all this time. He was intelligent for that and by doing that, he was able to make a safe trip back home to Ithaca. In addition, Odysseus had to use his intelligence to ignore the Sirens, dangerous creatures who lured sailors to their island with their beautiful voices and killed them. With the help of Circe, she told Odysseus that he needed to plug his men’s ears with beeswax and have them tie him down to the mast of the ship so that he wouldn’t be lured to the Sirens. He did as he was told and plugged his men’s ears with beeswax and have them tie him down to the mast of the ship. As they pass by the island of the lovely Sirens, his men weren’t able to hear the Sirens sing but he could. He begged to be released but that only made them bind him down tighter. His intelligence with the help of Circe saved his and his men’s life. Thus, they were able to continue on in their