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Odysseus, the hero from the Trojan wars, has led his people of Ithaca and other Achaean soldiers to victory and now wishes to return home to his wife and family of Ithaca. Through his twenty-year journey Odysseus is often tested not only of his physical strength, but his wits as well. ... That’s why, we as readers are able to see the many personas that Odysseus carries with him. Odysseus possesses every attribute that Homeric Greeks admire. ...
For twenty years Odysseus overcame each obstacle the gods handed to him. ... Odysseus is also very human, and the reader can see these many qualities as well. ... We see him play not only a hero but also a husband, father, and son. ... Odysseus has the skills, strength, and intelligence to qualify him as a hero, yet he still possess the emotional constraints of a human. ...
To survive twenty years of fighting, storms, and the wrath of gods, Odysseus proves he possesses the super human qualities of a hero. Odysseus showed he was a hero early on, as a talented warrior in the Trojan War. ... While the warriors had been fighting and scheming unsuccessfully for an entire decade, it was Odysseus plan to invade troy with the wooden horse that led the army to victory over the Trojans. It was actions like these that show Odysseus high level of intelligence, a major qualifying characteristic of his hero status.
Approximate Word count = 1154
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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