story of Odysseus and his tangle with the Cyclops. Odysseus is sailing with his men when they come across an island. The men beach the boat and Odysseus takes a goatskin full of liquor along with twelve of his best fighters to the island with him to explore. On the island, there are Cyclops who don’t have laws, work together, and don’t worship the Gods. Odysseus and his men come across a cave that belonged to the Cyclops, Polyphemus. The men wondered inside looking for Polyphemus. Polyphemus arrives…
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Odysseus’ Leadership Qualities Homer recites the journey of Odysseus attempting to return home, to Ithaca, after being in Troy in an epic named the The Odyssey. Greek gods are extremely impactful in the voyage of his crew and himself. Without challenges, leadership skills are not able to be identified as clearly. Not all the gods cause challenges for Odysseus to encounter yet some do. Athena, god of wisdom, is a mentor for Odysseus throughout the challenges the other gods put him in. For example…
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not fun, no matter the reason, so what makes it okay when Polyphemus holds Odysseus captive? While on the way home from the Trojan War, Polyphemus found and held Odysseus and his men captive in his cave. Since Odysseus got trapped, he would obviously want to get out no matter what it takes. So Odysseus and his men end up blinding him and making an escape. All Odysseus did was protect himself and use his strategic thinking skills. Odysseus is innocent because he was only trying to protect himself…
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Odysseus is known as a hero to many, but is he really a hero? Homer has written down the exciting adventures of Odysseus in his book, “The Odyssey”. In this book, he is known as a great war general and as a great leader and strategist. He is also known for his determination, when he tried to return back to Ithaka even though it had been 20 years after when he had left. Even though he is characterized as a great soldier, there are many downsides to his traits. Some of these downsides are that he takes…
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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…
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odyssey takes place ten years after the fall of troy. The story is about the main character Odysseus. Odysseus exhibits both negative and positive attributes through out the story; some may even consider Odysseus as a hero. Odysseus is the ruler of Ithaca and still has not returned since the war. Suitors have tried to take over the kingdom and Odysseus’s wife Penelope while Odysseus has been away. Odysseus wants to get back to Ithaca but Calypso who is in love with him has trapped him on the island…
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be the mythical Odysseus. Although Odysseus mostly embodied the ideal Greek hero, he had his shortcomings, his main one was his hubris. Throughout most of the book Odysseus hubris brings himself suffering and drives the story forward. Throughout the entire story Odysseus escaped from peril using his cunning and skills, but he kept returning to peril through hubris. After Odysseus' cunning and skill had managed to help him and his men escape from the Cyclops' lair, Odysseus decided to not finish…
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Department). Letting Odysseus leave court unpunished would add to that number. When you do something wrong, you should be punished for your actions. Odysseus must be held accountable for the crime he committed. Polyphemus deserves justice for what happened to him. Polyphemus should receive reparations for the damages, because Odysseus tricked him, blinded him, and ate his food. Polyphemus should receive compensation for Odysseus stabbing him in the eye and blinding him. Polyphemus, a kind and gentle…
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him escaped the Cyclops named Polyphemus. First, Odysseus tricks the cyclops into drinking a lot of wine. Odysseus does this because he wants to get Polyphemus drunk and asleep so that he may stab Polyphemus’ eye. Then, Odysseus tells the Cyclops his name is “Nohbody”. Odysseus does this because he knows there are more cyclops on the island than just Polyphemus and if Polyphemus cries out for help he will say, “Nobody hurt me,” or, “Nobody has escaped.” Finally, Odysseus’ plan comes together, and he…
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the epic The Odyssey, Polyphemus creates a major conflict for Odysseus and his men when they are trying to return home to Ithaca. Polyphemus is a giant, one-eyed, man-eating Cyclops. He lives on the island Thrinacia and his father is Poseidon, god of the sea. Polyphemus does not really care to have visitors and using his strength he can make their time on the island miserable or even result in death. The first adjective I have chosen to describe Polyphemus is strong. “Polyphemus may represent the brute…
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