Examples Of Obstacles In The Odyssey

Physical strength had also been blessed upon Odysseus, which allowed him to greatly influence the war. Nevertheless, it was Odysseus smart mind that helped the Greeks conquer Troy with the Trojan horse, not as much as his physical strength. These are only some of Odysseus many strengths.

In the “Odyssey”, Odysseus goes through obstacles throughout the book that a normal man couldn’t subside. One example is in book 9, his main obstacle that he is trying to face is to escape from being held hostage in a cave by a Cyclops better known as Polyphemus. Odysseus is a archetypal hero, he is also a role model, with an ambition to get to his homeland Ithaca. He goes through resisting temptation and using his intellect and physical strength to get him there, no matter the obstacle nor the negative flaws that he faces. Odysseus put himself and his men in that situation by being curious and wanting to know what kind of land his ship and the winds led him to. This was selfish of him because it cost him some of his men, but a leader and hero has to play that role and some lives will be dealt with on the way. Odysseus says, “The rest of you will stay here while I go with my ship and crew on reconnaissance. I want to find out what those men are like, Wild savages with no sense of right or wrong Or hospitable folk who fear the gods” (Homer 429). Saying this quote alone makes Odysseus a humble man due to the fact that not even a piece of land is going to slow him down on his journey back home.

In the Odyssey Odysseus demonstrates his intelligence as he is striving to get home. For example when he went to cyclops land with his crew. “where did you leave your ship? Far down the coast, or close? I’d like to know” (9.272-273). “My ship Poseidon smashed it to pieces against the rocks he border of your land” (9.275-276). He was smart to say that it was destroyed but it really wasn’t and now the cyclops won’t destroy it. It was also smart not to tell him because now they have a way to get home. Another example of Odysseus intelligence was when he told the Cyclops a fake name when he asked for it, “They call me Noman my mother, my father, and all my friends, too.” (364-365) he told him that his name was Noman so that Odysseus plan would

While on the island of the cyclopes, Odysseus conceived a plan to free his crew from the cave. In order to

During the middle of Odysseus journey he begins to face difficult challenges that put his intelligence to the test. In The Odyssey Odysseus has to face the cyclopes monsters. This was a hard task to

Odysseus might’ve been a very strong mortal, but throughout the story he learns that cunning overpowers physical strength. In some parts of the story Odysseus knew that with his strength, he wouldn’t be able to defeat the obstacles by with his physical strength so he used his cunning powers and outsmarted his opponent. Just like in the passage The Cyclops, Odysseus states, “Cyclops, try some wine, there is some liquor to wash down your scraps of men,” (Line 296-297.) That explains that Odysseus knew that he couldn't out strengthen the cyclops with his physical strength, so what he did was that he gave the cyclops some wine to get Polyphemus drunk and stabbed his eye so then Polyphemus wouldn’t be able to see and they could escape with the sheep with no problem. Also in the story, The Challenge, the narrator says, “Penelope says she will marry the man who can string Odysseus’ bow… the suitors try and fail.

Odysseus Overcame his foe (the cyclops) because of his analytical skills he was always focused on the current task which was to get out of the cyclops's cave alive. After the cyclops had ate two of his men Odysseus knew he was a threat but he thought to himself “ If I kill him we perished there as well, for we could never move his ponderous doorway slab aside.”-(Homer) This quotes show how Odysseus thinks analytically by thinking ahead on how to escape. He then put his goal into a step by step plan. He starts by blinding the cyclops by stabbing his eye but now he needs to escape and Odysseus says “ Twining cords of willow from the ogre's bed; then slung a

The Odyssey is a tale of growth and development. Odysseus was, in a sense, defeated by the power of Circe. However, later in the story, as he continued to grow and change, he was able to be strong when faced with Calypso. He did not forget his goal of getting home as he had previously done.

Odysseus used his intelligence to save himself and most of his men. Odyssey tricked the Cyclopes into believing his real name was "Nobody" so when Odysseus had the idea to take a wooden stick and sharpen the end of it to stab the Cyclopes' eye, the Cyclopes could not tell his brothers it was Odysseus who had hurt him. Odysseus also had the idea to hide himself and his men under sheep to escape from the Cyclopes and to return to the ship to escape the

One of the major themes of Homer’s Odyssey is the importance of cunning over strength. This also happens to be the case with Odysseus and his long ten year journey home from fighting in Troy. Odysseus uses his intelligence over strength to ‘fight’ through tough times and bring himself home to Ithaca. Odysseus uses his intelligence when he has his men tie him down while passing the Sirens, so he himself will be able to hear their beautiful song, but not be entranced by their singing. He also uses cunning to escape from the Cyclops’ cave without being harmed. He then uses his cunning by storing away all of the armory, shields, and knives from the suitors so he is able to kill them easily.

First, one of the recurring themes in the Odyssey is that of cunningness over strength. Although Odysseus was known to be a strong and powerful of individual, his cunning was his strongest asset when it came to overcoming the obstacles in his travels. Instead of relying solely on his strength, he relies on his minds ability to deceive and manipulate individuals to do as he pleases. An example of this is seen when Odysseus with the help of Athena disguises himself as an old beggar. Instead of simply going to his home

In The Odyssey, the Greek hero Odysseus must make it back to his home in Ithaca after the battle of Troy. Along his journey, he encounters obstacles that require the upmost perseverance and willpower to survive. Some of these obstacles include a giant cyclops who wants to eat him, lotus-eating peoples that drug his crew, violent storms that

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, was probably on of the greatest warriors in the history of Ancient Greece. It is said that the poet, Homer, wrote the story of the Odyssey. In this story, Odysseus and his crew are trying to make their voyage back home to Ithaca after they have fought with the Trojans. During the long journey, Odysseus will show some of his character traits which include his bravery, cleverness, and wisdom that will assist him with the situations he encounters on his journey home.

He exemplifies a drastic amount of authority and leadership. Odysseus restored morale and order to the Greek camp while making sure to do his part in the battle. Late in the book, Odysseus and the Greeks come up with a genius idea to pretend to run away from Troy. The Greeks decide to build a giant wooden horse to act as a gift for the Gods when the Trojans think they won the war. Then, they stuff fifty men plus Odysseus into the horse while also taking some men to put the boats hidden away by the island Tenedos and, hiding some men right outside the city.

Even great heroes must face difficult challenges, and even great heroes receive advice on how to overcome them. In “the Odyssey,” written by Homer, the hero Odysseus faced three different adversaries on his way back to Ithaca: the Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis. The goddess Circe advises Odysseus on how to overcome them.