Odysseus Pride

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Why do we like relatable superheroes so much? While it's nice to view the courageous side of a superhero who is constantly fighting villains and doing justice. A hero that we can relate to makes it more real to us and connects us more; that is exactly what we find in the book of the Odyssey. In the Iliad, we see the “warrior” side of Odysseus and how he slayed his enemies, however in the Odyssey, we learn the personal struggles Odysseus goes through, especially his ego and pride. Lets learn a bit about how Odysseus takes on that hubris and becomes a better hero.

In book 9 he tells the Phoenicians how he poked the Cyclops in his eye. However, just as he was getting away, his pride in revealing himself resulted in all of his crew dying and him getting stuck in Ogygia for seven years. “That's what they said. But my warrior spirit did not listen. So, anger in my heart, I yelled again:‘Cyclops, if any mortal human being asks about the injury that blinded you, say your eye was burned out by Odysseus, sacker of cities, Laertes’s son, a man from Ithaca”. This resulted in Polyphemus saying a prayer to Poseidon, requesting he never come back home. And what does this result in? All of Odysseus Troops die and he gets stuck in Ogygia for 7 years. Another example of this is when Aiolis gave him a bag of winds as gratitude, he didn't tell his men on his ship …show more content…
For example, he takes on the adventure Athena gave him to find his father and to prove himself. Going from Ithaca to Pylos and then Sparta to go talk to kings and noblemen, all while having to deal with dozens of suitors who mistreated him every day. Telemachus surely demonstrates strength and courage. In contrast to Odysseus, whose confidence is well developed, Telemachus learns throughout the book to develop that confidence and speak up to the

Odysseus Lack Of Pride In Homer's Odyssey

The skies were clear, the journey was easy, then pride took its strike. In the story “The Odyssey”, the hero's journey was nearing an end until Odysseus’ pride took over him. Pride often lays the path to ruin. In “The Odyssey”, there are many examples of pride. The first time in Odysseus showed his pride was when he had fooled the cyclops with his trick about his name. “I was filled with laughter, to see like a charm the name deceived them.”(Homer 907). Before he had said this, he had told the cyclops…

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How Does Odysseus Show The Pride Of The Seirenes

Odysseus and his crew sail past the island of the Seirenes. The Seirenes are known throughout the Homeric world for enchanting sailors with their lovely songs. Odysseus and his crewmates sail by bones and flayed skins of unlucky sailors. Odysseus takes precautions to avoid any members of his crew being swept away by the Serirenes. The Lady Kirke advises Odysseus to plug his oarsmen’s ears with beeswax so no man can hear the Seirenes sing. Odysseus’s crew ties him to the ships mast so he may hear…

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The Role Of Pride In The Odyssey

Is having pride a sin? No, but having pride and power over the gods in greek mythology was wrong. Odysseus did just that; he was victorious in the Trojan war and boasted to everyone without giving the gods thanks or credit. Because of his pride, Odysseus was not permitted to return to his homeland, Ithaca. The polar opposite of pride is humility. I believe that the gods taught Odysseus about humility through sending him into the Underworld, having him endure the Sirens, and disguising him as an old…

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Pride In The Odyssey

Greek hero Odysseus renders a prominent theme of hubris throughout the book. The protagonist, Odysseus, displays this excessive pride through his actions, and encounters as he struggles to reach his beloved, and longed-for home, Ithaca. After the land off the lotus eaters, Odysseus reaches the land of the Cyclopes, where his distinguishable pride was demonstrated as he avenged the death of some loyal men against the one-eyed cyclops, Polyphemus. Initially demonstrating cunning, Odysseus and his crew…

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their abilities at what they do. Odysseus isn’t a hero because he was too much pride, selfishness, and is irresponsible. First, Odysseus is foolish for waiting for the Cyclops to return to his cave instead of scavenging, and getting out of there. Odysseus endangered the lives of his men, and cost him eight of the twelve men he brought. Although he speared the Cyclops’ eye, it wasn’t worth eight of his men dying. As they sail out and were clearly safe Odysseus brags about his siege to Polythemus…

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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 As An Epic Hero In Homer's The Odyssey

example of this. Odysseus is a well-respected man and through his trials we see heroism shine through. Human characteristics depicted throughout the many trials Odysseus faced makes him an epic hero. Odysseus shows his cunningest the most throughout the book. The man of twists and turns tends to use his tricks and craftiness to get what he wants, however, that does not go as planned in the first trial. Odysseus becomes very prideful in his exploits and when facing Polyphemus his pride becomes his demise…

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Odysseus: A Hero In Homer's The Odyssey

traits a hero has, Odysseus simply doesn’t have. In The Odyssey there are a lot of moments when Odysseus has a chance to show his true character traits. In most of these moments, Odysseus tries to get himself out first, then the rest of his crew. In The Odyssey, written by Homer, Odysseus should not be considered a hero. This should be the case because on numerous occasions he gets his men killed due to his pride in himself or his concern for his own safety over his men’s. Odysseus pride gets his crew…

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Is Odysseus A Hero

Do you think the man you call a hero is really a hero. Well not everybody thinks he’s a hero. The hero Odysseus not hero as or some people would say in their point of view as their own opinion. Odysseus is not the admirable hero he makes rash decisions to put his men and himself in jeopardy. Although Odysseus seems to be a hero in his own eyes because he is selfish he lets his men go and leave them there and ignore them and leaves them to die. He doesn't want any help from other gods. He has a rough…

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Odysseus As An Epic Hero In Homer's Odyssey

epic-poem "Odyssey," this poem decpscribes the journey of Odysseus;he is an epic-hero that exemplifies the intwlligence of the Greek while exhibiting the flaw of pride. Odysseus demonstrates intelligence by approaching Scylla, a six-headed monster, and fails to, "[tell his men anything]," to avoid steering in an entirely fatal direction. Withholding this information prevents the crew from a suicidal attempt of avoidance. this proves Odysseus' intellectual abilities as he chose the benefits of concealing…

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