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Odysseus Cunning Analysis
This essay will be telling you that cunning is the most important trait to have when you are an epic hero. I will be telling you why cunning is the most important trait to have. I will be showing you examples of how Odysseus displayed these traits throughout his journey. In the paragraph I will tell how the examples displayed him being cunning. My first example of how Odysseus displayed a cunning act is his encounter with the Cyclopes. When he thought to blind the Cyclopes rather than to kill the Cyclopes was a very good example of how he displayed cunning. “So with our brand we bored that great eye socket.” He did this so the Cyclopes would remove the bolder than was blocking the entrance/exit of the cave. The second example of his display

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