Odysseus In The Odyssey

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In the novel The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is able to to present himself as a trickster hero. Throughout the book, Odysseus uses his tricky characteristics to get him out of difficult situations. He is also able to use his wits during difficult moments to help his crew, when he is clearly the underdog. Also, Odysseus can deceive others when he seems like an innocent stranger. Lastly Odysseus is cunning, which helps him throughout the book.
When Odysseus and his crew are trapped on an island they stumble across a cyclops, Polyphemus. Polyphemus is vicious and will not hesitate to kill his crew, Odysseus recognises this and tries to deceive the Cyclops to save his crew. Odysseus devices Polyphemus by giving him wine, by saying it is the drink of a god. “I had with me a goatskin bottle of black wine, sweet wine.” When Polyphemus drinks the beverage he immediately feel drowsy, he is so tired that he immediately falls in bed. Polyphemus is not sleeping however, he still has the strength to kill his crew, but when he asks odysseus for his name his crew was going to give it up. Though Odysseus trick the Cyclops again by saying his name is nobody. “Nobody is my name. My Father and Mother call me nobody, as do all the other who are my …show more content…
When Odysseus and the Greeks make a scheme to hid inside a wooden horse called the Trojan horse and attack the Trojans when they are asleep. This masterminded attacked thought of by Odysseus helped the Greeks win the war, when they were to surly to lose. The Trojans assumed that the Greeks had retreated from their previous attack. However, Odysseus and the Greek recognised that they were underdogs and they used that to infiltrate Troy. ”But come thy theme, and sing the building of the horse of wood, the horse which once Odysseus led up into the Citadel as a thing of Guile, when he had filled it with the men who sacrificed

Odysseus In The Odyssey

Homer tells the tale of Odysseus, the clever hero returning home after a long war, in his epic poem, The Odyssey. In this story, Odysseus is the leader of Ithaca. He faces numerous challenges on this journey and his way back home from the Trojan War. The Odyssey story begins with Odysseus being held captive by a woman that goes by the name of Calypso. She wishes to make Odysseus fall in love with her in her palace for seven years, while waiting for his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus back at…

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Odysseus In The Odyssey

Odysseus is the main character in the book, The Odyssey by Homer; an old adventure taking place after the Trojan War. The main premise of the story of the Odyssey is that after the end of the Trojan War, a war hero named Odysseus is trying to make his way home. However it seems that everything is against him trying to return home to his family. From seductresses to witches and sea monsters, Odysseus encounters many dangerous evil beings on his journey home: similar to the Christian walk through sin…

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Odysseus Leadership In The Odyssey

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Odysseus: A Hero In The Odyssey

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Odysseus Flaws In The Odyssey

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Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey

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Odysseus Loyalty In The Odyssey

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Odysseus In Homer's The Odyssey

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The Role Of Odysseus In The Odyssey

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Odysseus In Homer's The Odyssey

In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus, the protagonist, embarks on a journey of self-discovery and moral judgement in which he reveals his true character. Odysseus finds himself trapped in a cycle of danger, at the will of the gods, during which he must use his knowledge and wits to escape. He has been away from home for more than twenty years after the battle of Troy, and can only think of returning to his beloved family and home on Ithaka. However, certain actions indicate that his motivations were…

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