Hector In The Iliad

As Odysseus exhibits selfishness during his journey, he also has remained loyal and committed to his wife and children. He reveals more true heroic traits than not. He also shows loyalty to his soldiers by keeping them alive throughout his devastatingly long adventure. He loves his wife and children and also provides for and cares for the men who help him fight. This trait of loyal reveals true heroism in Odysseus because, being loyal shows that even if a man goes through extremely hard times he can commit to other people whether it is keeping them safe or keeping his love for people that he cares for it is showing true

Achilles and Beowulf come to a disagreement between selflessness and selfishness, Beowulf is a very goof hero. He has been a really awesome hero. He has lots of good values like bravery and selflessness. Also he is very even temperd. He is a great example of the vaules that are good today, he does things for the right reasons and is liked by many people.

Loyalty, perseverance, cleverness and braveness. These all things are made by love of Odysseus on his family. His adventure with his warrior is like giving their whole life for a nonsense journey because

“… A man will not cast away his good name you surly know that.” “I have made a bell of my honor! I have rung the doom of my good name- you will believe me, Mr. Danforth! My wife is innocent,

Hector is a man who cares about his family and believes in honor. He is shown to care for his family when he goes to visit his wife and son before going off to a battle he might die in. During his visit he tries to comfort his crying wife and prays his son will be a better man than him when he grows up, along with says a final goodbye to both of them. His honor comes from when Hector was telling Paris to go out and fight with their men on the battlefield rather than staying locked up in his bedroom in safety. Hector’s behaviors affect his heroic image by making him seem like a hero to the Trojan people.

Heroism is sometimes an essential part of humanity, though those who possess it are rare. How can we have heros if every individual is capable of exceptional leadership and skill? The story The Odyssey, written by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald, is a tale of wandering for a character named Odysseus. Throughout his journey he begins to understand the meaning of sacrifice, learn the characteristics of wisdom, and truly discover what it means to be relentlessly determined. He often comes face to face with the wrath of Greek Gods, but always discovers a way in which he can return home as well as protect his beloved crewmates.

Hamlet often fought his own conscience of his love for Ophelia, and hatred for Claudius. (Shakespeare, Hamlet: The Prince of Denmark) The absence of heroes in our lives proves to be a matter of opinion. My father and sister have always been my heroes. My father constantly worked to finish tasks for my family in order to benefit us.

Oedipus’s duty as King is to resolve any conflicts, including the mystery of the murder of King Laius. His pride takes over, and Oedipus becomes very single-minded. His cynical stubbornness writes the story itself, “Let the storm burst, my fixed resolve still holds, / To learn my lineage, be it ne’er so low. / It may be she will all a woman’s pride /

Aeneas’ virtus which is his manliness, courage, character, and valor are perceived masculine strengths. He exhibits virtus in Chapter 1, when he carries his father on his back, holds his son’s hand, and instructs his wife to stay close. Lastly, his dignitas-personal reputation, moral standing and ethical worth, along with his entitlement to respect and proper treatment-was shown when on page 263 he states, “I am Aeneas the Good, and my fame is known on Mount

In Edith Hamilton Mythology Achilles shows the qualities of epic hero because of his great skills as a warrior, his loyalty to his people and friends. Achilles faces enormous obstacles, a journey/missions and also has superior. Achilles is the better epic hero because Achilles goes to Troy to fight in the war against the Trojans to get Helen back knowing he would not make it back home alive. His mother does not want him to and try 's to convince him to stay and protects him with a charm”to Achilles who had already shown himself the best and greatest of all chieftains”(Hamilton 190). Achilles goes on a mission to find hector for revenge for his friends death.

Epic Hero Essay “The gods have tried me in a thousand ways. But my first name: let that be known to you, and if I pull away from pitiless death, friendship will blind us, though my land lies far.” In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer, while traveling back from the Trojan War, Odysseus and his men were struggling to go back to their homeland safely after what they had done to the son of Poseidon. Odysseus is an epic hero because he was a great warrior, came from a noble birth and was capable of great strength and courage.

Taking risks is a part of life. Sometimes people risk the lives of others to make their life better. In all the following three texts: The Mosquito Solution, Beowulf, and Iliad, there were part in each story where a person was willing to take a risk no matter the consequence.