The Odyssey

The Odyssey Ryan Crandall Period 5 December 21, 2001 Strength, courage, cunning, and cleverness, these are just confining to of the earthly concerny traits that Odysseus must use in the epic, The Odyssey. The Epic, The Odyssey was composed by Homer, a blind poet in 600 BC. Odysseus is the most(prenominal) cleaver, and courageous Greek. Odysseus is really cleaver many terms in this epic. For example he finds a way to escape from the cyclops on his island. The epoch when he told his men not to kill the daphnia or they would be trapped in the Cyclopes cave forever, because thither was a giant stone blocking the entrance that could sole(prenominal) be moved by the Cyclops. He also told the drunken Cyclops his name was Nobhdy. This was pure genius because the when he stabbed the Cyclops in the eye he would call out for help, if he express it was Nobhdy that injured him they would think that it was his own fault so they wouldnt help him. Another time Odysseus showed his cl everness was when his ring and he went up against the sirens. Odysseus knew that the crew would fall victim to the sirens so he filled their ears with wax they melted in the heat vital force of Helioss sun.

Odysseus does as always seeks fame so he knows that if he can hear the sirens he would be the only man alive to ever hear the sirens sing. When he returns to find his kinfolk skillful of suitors, unlike most men who would rush important office to see there family and they would be killed. Odysseus was wiser then that most men, so he waited before he came home to speciate anybody that he was home so that n one of the suitors or their followers would! no of his presence. He uses a... If you want to get a full essay, request it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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