When Odysseus first met Alcinous and his family they asked about himself. When Odysseus told them his name they all cheered and honored him. They had a huge feast to celebrate being in the presence of the great warrior that ended the Trojan War. Athena supporting Odysseus in the war shows the admiration of others that he receives. This relates to his role by showing how people react to his action and his amazing accomplishments. They give him presents and help him reach his home because they know about everything going on revolving Odysseus. In conclusion, Odysseus shows another characteristic of a hero. Odysseus’ characteristics, nerver cowardly and admired for great events, resemble to the characteristics of a hero. He shows throughout the book that he has these and proves it. Odysseus gains the first characteristic, never cowardly, and shows how he uses it to help him get home. Odysseus gains the second characteristic, admired for great achievements, as well throughout the book. This helps him in many different ways from gaining supplies to simply making a friend. Odysseus the true hero contains all these characteristics and many
When Odysseus first met Alcinous and his family they asked about himself. When Odysseus told them his name they all cheered and honored him. They had a huge feast to celebrate being in the presence of the great warrior that ended the Trojan War. Athena supporting Odysseus in the war shows the admiration of others that he receives. This relates to his role by showing how people react to his action and his amazing accomplishments. They give him presents and help him reach his home because they know about everything going on revolving Odysseus. In conclusion, Odysseus shows another characteristic of a hero. Odysseus’ characteristics, nerver cowardly and admired for great events, resemble to the characteristics of a hero. He shows throughout the book that he has these and proves it. Odysseus gains the first characteristic, never cowardly, and shows how he uses it to help him get home. Odysseus gains the second characteristic, admired for great achievements, as well throughout the book. This helps him in many different ways from gaining supplies to simply making a friend. Odysseus the true hero contains all these characteristics and many