The Free Will Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey

Who we are depends on how we react to major events in our lives. Our character traits build off of these experiences, too. In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus shows many traits while he travels on this adventure. Some of these include cleverness, leadership, and self-restraint.

While it is true that Odysseus is reliable, he is ultimately a more flawed character in The Odyssey by Homer because of his careless personality. It is true that Odysseus is courageous because he stabs the cyclops eye in order to save his men. Odysseus the leader of the pack and the mighty warrior motivating his men, “No quitting now” (Book 9, 285).

Throughout the time being on this island full of cyclops, Odysseus has showed his ability to think of a well put together plan. The next way Odysseus shows he is a great leader was how quick he was to react to a situation. In book X, lines 137-146 Odysseus shows his skill of reacting quickly when they were on the island and they started getting slaughtered but Odysseus got his men out of there. There was much chaos and commotion but Odysseus figured out what he needed to do to get his men out of there quickly and still alive. He even made a quick decision to cut the rope to his own ship leaving some men behind but this in the end saved more men rather than if they had stayed trying to fight back. Also in book X, lines 287-290 Odysseus shows his skills when one of his men come running back after the other men got turned to pigs by the girl. Right as Odysseus heard of this he grabbed his bow and was about to head out. Instead of Odysseus leaving those men there and sailing away he tries to go fight

In the Odyssey, Odysseus is a very good example of a strong, wise, responsible hero throughout the epic. Although there are people at home he loves and cares for but as the good leader he is, he sacrifices those things like his wife and child to go to war and lead. Odysseus was the main factor for the greeks winning the war of troy. Even if he wasn’t the main leader he still showed his signs of leadership in his actions. Odysseus is a great leader shown by his actions.

Are people judged solely based off their actions or does their intent matter too? If someone did what they thought was best, but the result was less than perfect does that mean they are a bad person? Throughout the Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus has to make many decisions during his twenty years away from home and when he returns to Ithaca. Some of his decisions do not have the best end result but Odysseus always believes he is making the right choice. Even though Odysseus thinks more of himself than others and the consequences of his actions, he always does what he believes is best in a situation and remembers those he loves most which makes him a good man.

The Way He Is Leaders make the big decisions. Not listening will show negative results. These results are shown throughout the Odyssey. In the Odyssey, Homer puts Odysseus in difficult situations where his decisions end in disaster, suffering, and death.

Odysseus is the main character in an epic poem called the Odyssey. In the poem Odysseus has had some bad luck getting home, with some of the gods helping him and some hindering him; his journey towards home is a constant struggle. In this poem we see a man being broke and rebuilt, through constant irony his faith was damaged and without the help of Athena he probably would have given up on his journey. Through his hard work and wise spirit he finally does achieve his goal.

The Story of Oedipus is a tragic narrative of the life of a king whose life gets turned upside down when a hidden truth guarded by a prophecy comes out. I believe that it is not Oedipus Rex who is at fault in the story. I feel that destiny had pushed them to the ends that they all met. Throughout the play there were instances where I could see that fault could have fallen on the shoulders of Oedipus but to many times the incidences occurred that skewed my vision of what seemed to be accidental turned into destiny. Oedipus had pride above any man because he was praised for defeating the sphinx and an outstanding King of Thebes, for this allowed fate take over and destiny to preside him in his fate.

“ Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end, after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy.” (Homer page 751 lines: 0-4) That was an opening prayer from The Odyssey. The Odyssey is about a 20 year-long travel of a man named Odysseus. He traveled to Troy facing the dangers on many mythical creatures and many fictional creatures. This king of Ithaca, left his beloved wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus, that he has not seen since his son was a young child. Odysseus expresses his traits, that helps him survive the obstacles he faces. Odysseus’ traits are bravery, curiosity, and intelligence.

In Book 9 of The Odyssey by Homer, the continuing adventures are told of Odysseus and his men on their ten-year journey home. On this journey however, Odysseus and his men are put in a position to face death on multiple occasions because of Odysseus’ poor decision making. To start off with, Odysseus’ first bad decision occurred when he decided to sack the city of Ismarus and then stay to party. This caused the Cicones to build up their army and begin killing Odysseus’ men. As Odysseus stated, “Out of each ship, six men-at-arms killed”(9.69). As a result of this, people will have to mourn over their deaths. Furthermore, Odysseus’ army has become smaller, raising their vulnerability. Moving on, Odysseus’s most idiotic and dangerous decision was

In difficult times, a person's actions that are misconstrued as logical and cautious can lead to dangerous and unfortunate events for many when their actions are really signs of cowardice and convenience. In, Homer’s The Odyssey, Eurylochus, Odysseus’ second-in-command, is often at odds with Odysseus because he always chooses the more cowardly actions to get the crew home safely instead of the more loyal and brave choice. After witnessing Circe’s ability to turn men into swine and telling Odysseus about it, Eurylochus tries to persuade Odysseus to leave. Eurylochus says: “‘Don’t force me back there, captain, king...

Bravery was probably one of the traits Odysseus was known for best. Without his bravery, the story most-likely wouldn't have been as exciting and suspenseful as it was. One of the situations that displayed this trait was when they landed on the

In conclusion Odysseus is one brave and courageous hero. Without him, his men probably would have lost hope or given up on escaping from the cave. It was Odysseus who thought of the plan to get out. Odysseus, who gave his men the battle talk and told them not to quit now. Odysseus also showed his bravery when he thought of using the Cyclops’s rams to get out. He knew it would be dangerous and they might get caught but he was willing to risk it just to escape. With his bravery and cunning skills,

Odysseus is a courageous leader because he saves his crew in combat many times. One way Odysseus shows he is a courageous leader is by proving his worth in combat. Odysseus is obviously a good fighter because he survived the Trojan War, if he had not have been a

Odysseus is a wonderful leader to his men. He leads his men in the trojan war with a victorious win. Odysseus shows leadership by defeating the cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus also comes home and shows that he is in charge by killing all the men in his house. Threw out the Odyssey, Odysseus faces a lot of challenges that only a good leader could complete. He finds a way out Scylla, circe, calypso and the sirens but of course with the help of the Gods.