In this epic tale, Odysseus experiences transformation throughout his entire twenty-year journey. All of his various near death experiences shaped not just his physical skills but his mental fortitude as a hero; a specific and humbling event was when Odysseus’ pride and arrogance overpowered his intellect, agitating the cyclops he was escaping. Odysseus and his crew were already in significant danger, but Odysseus put everyone in further danger as he was cursed by Poseidon to “lose all companions, and return under strange sail to bitter days at home”(Homer 492-493). Near the end of his travels, when he got back to his kingdom of Ithaca, Odysseus knew to stay discreet, hiding from the suitors overtaking his throne, and allow his intellect and humble strategy to make himself seem like “a beggar, by my looks, hangdog and old” guide him to victory (Homer 1123-1124). These examples demonstrate Odysseus developing from his younger and prideful self to a more mature and wise
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