Odysseus the great deciever.
... launched at once, endearing, sly and suave: ‘Here I am at your mercy princess, are you a goddess, or a mortal.’ “. He only admits after he has spent a while with them that he tells them who he is again he kills her with flattery, “Nasicaa daughter of generous king Alcinous, may Zeus the thunderer grant it so that I traveled home to see my return .Even at home I’ll pray to you as a deathless goddess all my days to come you saved my life dear girl.” Odysseus is a good speaker. He does not insult Nasicaa in a sense that he lied to her; instead he reprimands the will of the Gods. Odysseus misleads, this makes his a good Bassileus because he can use his wit and manipulation of words to gain favor and hospitality, and this is favored by the God Zeus. Odysseus knows the value of sacrificing a few of his men so that all the rest may return home. He does not tell his crewmembers that some of them will be eaten, instead he rallies then as if they were going into battle, “ ‘ Friends, were hardly strangers at meeting danger, and this danger is no worse than we faced the Cyclops […] Even from there my courage, presence of mind and tactics served us all.’ “ Although Odysseus Knows that some of his me will die, he tells them that with the use of wit they may escape. Odysseus is a great leader, he has lead many battles and he has a commanding presence in that. Odysseus is a good at manipulating words, a basileus in a Homeric sense must be a good speaker and he must be good a making decisions.Oysseus is just that, he knows that if he had told his crew that some had to die for the rest to make it home; they would have likely turned on him. Odysseus uses lies as a form of disguise in two different situations in the epic. He uses the sheep to disguise himself and his crew to escape the lair of Polyphemus. Odysseus relies more on his mind than his muscles; he knows he cannot over power the Cyclops. He decides to exploit polypehmus’ stupidity. When Polyphemus asks Odysseus his name or where his ship is located; Odysseus lies plainly, “‘My ship? Poseidon god of the earthquake smashed my ship […] I and the men you see escaped a sudden death.’ “ Odysseus lies for a good reason; he hides the whereabouts of his ship, to protect his ship and other crewmembers. Odysseus relies mostly on his cunning to escape. Although he does uses Violence to blind Poyphemus; his true escape is in his ingenuity. Poyphemus asks Odysseus his name, and he replies,” ‘Nobody that is my name. Nobody’ “ Nobody is the perfect alias for Odysseus the great deceiver. The second form of disguise is more of a physical disguise. Upon returning to Ithaca Athena changes Odysseus int...