True Heroes: Is Ulysses A True Hero?

Is someone a hero they let other men die for them? Is someone a hero if they are only trying to save themselves? This does not make up a hero. In the Adventures of Ulysses starts with a crew full of men but as the story goes on more and more men die, at the end leaving Ulysses as the only survivor. If Ulysses were a real hero he would not let other people die for him. He killed many when he battled in Troy that just means that he is a good fighter, not that he is a hero. Ulysses is a good captain and warier but that does not make him a hero. When Ulysses started his sail home he had three ships with fifty men each. At the end of the story he was the only one left to go home. He let 150 men die while he was leading. The dictionary definition

They believed that he started killing the crew on purpose. When a lot of the men started to die the crew was scared. Ulysses was not killing his men deliberately; he did not seem to care about their lives. As much as he cared about getting home himself. A hero would put other things about themselves behind others. They would care more about others then their personal gain. Ulysses did not do that. Ulysses was like a child who teased others. This got the crew in trouble multiple times. If he had not done that other would be alive as well. At the end of the story Ulysses fought off and killed others. The only reasoning for killing them was because they were other suitors for the lady that she wanted to marry. Ulysses was brave but he was not a hero. He was courageous but he was not noble. To be a hero the courageous acts have to be for more then just yourself. His courageous acts were selfish and for his own good. When Ulysses battled in Troy he killed many. This him fighting was not heroic; he was fighting for his own side. He was not killing for the greater well; he was killing just for his people. Someone that is a hero has to be a hero for others not just themselves. He fought and he killed, but he was not a hero. If Ulysses was a hero others would be alive instead of him. Or he would of done more to try and keep his 150 men alive. Ulysses fought for himself instead of fighting for others. Fighting for others is what makes a true