Odysseus As A Hero In Book 10 Of The Odyssey
Odysseus was no hero and his words and actions clearly show. Book 1 of the Odyssey starts with “Sing in the, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending”. Introducing Odysseus as “a man skilled in all ways of contending” shows Homer, author of the Odyssey clearly wanted Odysseus to be seen as a hero. After all, they were both Greek, and the Greeks held a lot of pride they needed to protect. This makes me believe that the story behind The Odyssey was twisted so that the reader was forced to see from the perspective the author wanted. The Odyssey portrays Odysseus’s men as thugs. In book 10 of The Odyssey they come across an island where Circe lives. Odysseus sends his crew men to check the place out. From