odysseus, epic hero qualities
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- Odysseus' qualities of an epic hero
- Noble Birth
- Supernatural Qualities and Abilities
- injure, not kill
- Amelia WeaverMs. Lewis6th period
- Vast Traveler
- Odysseus was born from Laertes and Eurycleia, and was king of Ithica. Homer, page 1110, "i am Laertes' son Odysseus"
- Unmatched Warrior
- Odysseus presents this by being cunning. While being trapped by the cyclops, instead of murdering him to escape, he finds a way to get out without killing the cyclops. Homer 1118-1119
- Battle's Supernatural Forces
- Odysseus travels from calypso and attempts to go back to his home and wife. Homer 1109
- Odysseus is already a hero, as he is a king and is worshiped.
- Odysseus and and his men fight the cyclops by ramming a wooden stake through his eye after drugging him. "straight forward they sprinted, lifted it, and rammed it deep into his crater eye" Homer 1118-1119
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