odysseus essay
- This is a preview of the essay.
To view the full text you must login!
Ms. Martin
World Literature
October 21, 2003
Odyssey Essay
Odysseus is a character in the story The Odyssey. He does many unique things in the story. He does a lot of super human things in the story as well. Odysseus proves his heroism.
Odysseus is a hero for being really clever. For example, in one part of the story Odysseus tricks a Cyclops by saying, "My name is No-man". (Homer 43) When Odysseus attacked the Cyclops the Cyclops said, "No-man is attacking me." (Homer 43) The other Cyclops left because of what the Cyclops had said to them. Later, they were able to escape from the Cyclops...