In Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus has many heroic traits. Homer depicts Odysseus by giving him traits that make him a good hero. These traits and qualities help Odysseus through his journey of returning home from the Trojan war, where he fought, to his home town of Sunny in the country of Ithaca. Homer gives Odysseus the quality of wisdom, which helps him through his journey home. Homer also gives Odysseus pride which turns out to be Odysseus's hamartia, which is his fatal flaw.
In The Odyssey, an epic poem written by Homer, Odysseus is one of the wisest men in his journey home. In one instance where Odysseus was wise was when he he and his men were on the island of the Lotus-eaters. Odysseus tried to stop his men, but they ate the lotus fruit, which tasted like honey. The men instantly became overwhelmed by the sense that they did not want the leave the island and they wanted to stay and eat the delicious lotus fruits. Odysseus was wise and did not eat the lotus fruit and he tried to snap his men out of the effects from the drug. He eventually succeeded and freed his men from the island.
The Odyssey is an epic poem written by Homer. The poem features a the hero named Odysseus, he has many qualities such as wisdom. Odysseus uses his wisdom to save his men from an eternity on an island which they would not be able to leave. The men would stay on the island against there will, the men would not mind it though; the men would only have to eat fruit and they would stay on the island. This quality and many more that Homer gave Odysseus made him a great hero in The Odyssey.
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