Loyalty In Odysseus Of Homer's Odyssey

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Loyalty is something that should be earned through hard work, respect, and honesty, it is something that can be expected just because of who or what you are. Odysseus, was at sea with a crew for 20 long years and didn’t show the respect and honesty which created a huge problem. Because of Odysseus’s selfish ways and not respecting the loyalty of his crew already, he made enemies, lost time, and all this aloud time for his homeland to be taken over by suitors. Many good were people died, disrespected. All of this happen just because he couldn’t bring himself to be honest and respectful.

Odysseus, the great leader of many and prince of ithaca at first thought may seem like someone who is deserving of a loyal crew, but is he actually? I believe