Odysseus is a man, who has been working on going home for twenty years. He is a leader of his men, and will never give up until he gets to his goal or going home to his family. He is faithful to all his men, and he never deceived them. The faithful Odysseus is very hard working trying to help his men get home. His men do not trust him. Odysseus’s men are struggling on surviving to get home. Odysseus tries to protect and help his men. Odysseus is strong, and courageous through his journey of the Cyclops, Scylla, and many more struggles throughout their long, rough journey. Odysseus has a dream of getting home, to his wife and son. Once he gets home he uses his courage and fights every suitor living in his home, risking his life before he could
People have said that Odysseus is old and useless. His son, Telemachus, actually said that he was old but he expresses to Athena about how he wants him home. Odysseus is old because he has been trapped on Ogygia for a long time and became long forgotten. Odysseus is also described as brave because Athena vouches for him. She talks him up and tries to persuade other people into helping her free him.
Throughout the stories in Homer’s, The Odyssey, Odysseus shows characteristics of a poor leader but sometimes lets us see moments where he is a good. In the stories Odysseus is faced with situations that show his true colors. Most of the time Odysseus is very brave and loyal to his crew mates. On the other hand at times he can show a lack of trust in his crew and let his pride outweigh his brain. He shows loyalty by never leaving any members of his crew behind.
Odysseus is a great leader who demonstrates the greatness of sacrifice, the love of being honorable, and the gifts for being
Odysseus, the great and powerful, was a leader among many, and the fearless king of Ithaca. Even with all of his amazing qualities, he did not control his own fate. After winning the war in Troy, Odysseus begins his journey back to Ithaca, but not without complications. On his journey, he battled monsters and the god Poseidon, who made his journey long and treacherous. Although Odysseus was a strong leader, he needed the help of the gods to get home.
He has fought, rescued, and prepared, as a strong person does. Odysseus is a heroic leader with strengths. However, he shows many weaknesses. He has many conflicts he's experienced while away from home. Odysseus is a heroic leader with great strengths. ”
To me whats more important is Odysseus's journey home because it shows alot of his charicter and how it developed it shows strength and courage. He did change alot on his way home in the beggining he was subbern then he became more mature he faced alot on his way home he had to go through mental and physical emotions he even also showed his soft side somethang that every hero is afrade to
At the start of the epic, Odysseus wants to get back to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus: “Yet it is true, each day I long for home, long for the sight of home” (Homer Book 5). Throughout the journey, his strong desire to be with his family again keeps him going and helps him face many challenges. Odysseus is driven not only by the reward of going home, but also by his desire for glory and honor. He is known as a smart and brave fighter, and he shows this throughout his journey by doing clever dirty tricks that take a lot of courage. For example, after being caught by the cyclops Polyphemus, he uses his smarts to get away by making a wooden spike and blinding the cyclops.
He is mortal and flawed like every other human. Through his long and ultimately successful travels back home, Odysseus’s traits of dedication, bravery, and intelligence illustrate his heroism. Although it took Odysseus 10 years to get back to Ithaca; he never gave up. He always did anything he needed to get back home; no matter how difficult the circumstances were.
A hero is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities. In the movie, Odysseus shows that he is a hero by showing off his bravery and courage to defeat several monsters. He showed courage when he faced the Cyclops, when he met Lotus Eaters, and when he went back to Ithaca to see his wife. Odysseus and his men went to the cave to show the Cyclops that they are better than him. The Cyclops got angry when he got back to his cave since Odysseus and his men were eating the Cyclops’ food.
Throughout the story, Odysseus demonstrates his courage that ultimately allows him to survive. One of these moments was during his journey back to Ithaca, where he faces a race of man eating giants called the Cyclops. Odysseus originally stops his ship there to relish a feast while on his journey back to Ithaca, but while doing so, out of curiosity explores the island. Soon, he finds a deserted house and decides to wait of the owner. The owner was unknowingly one the Cyclops, named Polyphemus.
In the epic story the Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is returning from the Trojan war, and on his way home he finds many obstacles ahead of him. Odysseus is the ruler of Ithaca and he is trying to return home to his land. Many creatures try and stop him from achieving his goal of returning home, but he and his crew have to push through and get home. Odysseus portrays bravery and courage leading his crew through these tough challenges. Odysseus heroically leads his crew and himself through dangerous obstacles, but also foolishly endangers them during the journey home.
Odysseus has grown from the man he was before, as now he finds comfort and safety in obeying the gods when in the past he did not consider their wishes. Odysseus has only returned due to Athena and he has recognized that and his compliance is founded in his appreciation and respect for her. Odysseus is now a hero due to the obedience he now has to the gods, founded in a sense of humility. Through Odysseus’ experiences on his journey, he learns the value of obedience and dangers of arrogance and ultimately, become a hero through the lessons learned.
In The Odyssey, Odysseus and his Penelope along with their son Telemachus all face many challenges while Odysseus is away on his journey. They all had different perspectives and dealt with their pain in different ways. Odysseus faced many physical and emotional hardships while on his journey. He was forced to leave behind his wife Penelope and newborn son Telemachus to leave Ithaca to fight in Troy. This leads to Odysseus constantly getting homesick because he loved his son and wife, and by leaving for battle he didn’t know how long he would be gone, or if he would ever be back.
The Odyssey is a book by Homer about a character Odysseus who was stuck at sea for many years trying to return home. Odysseus is a warrior who conquered Troy with a wooden trojan horse and prevailed from the wrath of the gods. Odysseus shows many character traits in this stunning story, but the ones that describe him the most are brave, clever and determined. He is brave enough to lead an army into war, clever enough to trick a cyclopes, and determined enough to keep trying to return home.
During these situations, Odysseus gains leadership and tactical skills from fighting in the war in Troy, which costs him 10 years of his life and another 10 years of sailing out on the sea from Poseidon 's curse. Odysseus is therefore a heroic and efficient leader because he plans his moves ahead of time and is vigilant at all times to ensure his safety. Yet, though Odysseus possesses these heroic leadership qualities, his arrogance sometimes leads to his downfall and inability to lead. While Odysseus is a little arrogant, he can also be a great leader because he is able to trust his second in command, Eurylochus, and give him more power while he is away. When Odysseus is away from Circe’s island, Odysseus has a change of heart and suddenly wants to go back to Circe’s island to retrieve his crew.