Odysseus is considered to be one of Greek mythologies greatest heros. What qualities does he posses that make him a great hero and leader. However, on the flip side, he also posses many character flaws. What are these flaws and how do they hurt him and his men?
You need two paragraphs: one explaining what makes Odysseus a great hero and leader, with examples from the story and one paragraph identifying his character flaws, with examples from the story, and explaining how those flaws hurt him and his men.
This is due by Friday, May 17, at 3pm.
Odysseus is considered a great Greek mythological character but is also known as a terrible one. Odysseus is quite obviously sexy. Considering all of the women he hooked up with on his long journey. Odysseus is also strong. This is quite obvious as well because most warriors back then were strong and for the most part rugged.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus has lots of character flaws in the epic of The Odyssey. Odysseus makes some really stupid decisions in the epic. For example, Odysseus thinks it's a great idea to take his men into a witches house for several years. All it could have taken was the witch to snap on them all and all of them would have been pork once again. Another thing that made him a character flaw was the fact that he was supposed to be a hero. A hero is supposed to watch out for his people not himself.
Odysseus is a great leader and warrior. He has many traits that give him these abilities. Odysseus has super human strength. He can lift anything any mortal can not. Also, he is very inteligent. He can trick his enemies into getting his way.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus has a few flaws that get him in trouble often. He is very cocky. He may try to go up against enemies that he can not defeat. He has lost hundreds of men this way. Also, Odysseus can not control himself when it comes to women. He makes up exuses saying that he isn't cheating on his wife, when really he is.
Odysseus is a great Greek hero. He's sexy and smart, with a big muscular build. He has all the characterics suited for a Greek hero. He showshis intelligence when he tricked the Cyclops by telling him his name was N'Body. He was also able to escape from the Cyclops' home by hiding under sheep.
ReplyDeleteThough his flaws greatly match his accomplishments. Odysseus feels the need to brag about escaping from the Cyclops which provokes him to throw a mountain top at Odysseus that not only detroys his boat but also kills some of his crew. With these examples from the story it is shown how Odysseus is a good Greek hero but his flaws greatly suggest against that.
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ReplyDeleteOdysseus is a great greek god. He is verry strong. . He is very snart because he can trick his emimeys into letting him get away.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus thinks he can fight against anyone wich is how he got his men killed. along his journey he hooks up with lots of woman. He thinks its not cheating but it is. This is him haveing lots of charactyer flaws.
Odysseus possesses many good qualities. Odysseus is a good hero and leader. He possesses many qualities that help him to be a good hero and leader. Odysseus tricked the Cyclops in the epic and that helped him and his men get out of the Cyclops home. Odysseus is smart and sexy and that helps him on his journey. Odysseus is also very strong.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also has many flaws. Odysseus is very curious. If he wasn't so curious then he wouldn't have been trapped in the Cyclops home at all. Odysseus can’t control himself when it comes to women. When he sleeps with them he makes excuses for it so it doesn't seem so bad. Odysseus is also very cocky. He tries to go u[p against people he can’t defeat.
Odysseus possesses many qualities that make him a great hero and leader. One quality is being able to trick his enemies. For example, in the story Odysseus tells the Cyclops that his name was nobody so when they asked him what was wrong he said nobody hurt him. Another quality he has is being very intelligent. Odysseus escaped the Cyclops by tying himself and his men under the sheep so they Cyclops couldn’t find them.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also possesses many character flaws. These flaws hurt his men and him. One flaw he has is being too full of himself. For example, when they finally escaped the Cyclops he starts yelling at him. The Cyclops got mad and started throwing things that could have sunk their ship and killed them all. Odysseus has many other character flaws.
Odysseus was a good greek hero. Odysseus had super human strength, he was smart, and he was sexy. He knew how to win back his wife without being discovered until he killed all of them men trying to take him from her. He was also smart when he told the cyclopes his name was nobody, so when they Cyclopes went running because he was in pain he kept saying nobody did it. He had a keen way of tricking his enimies to let him go, like tying his men under the sheep.
ReplyDeleteAll though Odyesseus was a good leader he also had many flaws. He got a bunch of his men eaten by the cyclopes because he didnt want to just rob him and leave he wanted to stay and see him. He also got more men eaten and killed by loosing sense of direction. He put his men through a whril pool and getting eaten by the lady. So in many ways he was a good leader but also a very dumb one.
Odysseus was a great greek hero. He had the three S's of being a greek hero. Smart, sexy, and strong. He knew how to handle his enemys like for example when they were trapped in the cyclops cave. He tied his men underneath the sheep so when the cyclops touched the sheep to see if they were the men or not, he would not find them. He also showed intellignce when he told the cyclops that his name was Nohbody so that way when he asked for help he said Nohbody has hurt me.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus had alot of character flaws though. He was not a perfect character at all. He made him and his men stay on the island with the goddess that turned all his men into pigs because he was treated like royalty. Odysseus's main problem was that he was treally curious about everything and it got him into trouble. Like how he wanted to know what the cyclops really looked like in person so they waited for the cyclops to come back and they all ended up getting stuck in the cave.
Odysseus was a Greek hero. he was smart, sexy and strong. he was very skilled in tricking the cyclops. he was intelligent to tell the monster his name was nobody.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus had flaws though. when he decided to stay on the island, the witch turned his men into pigs. a big problem was that he was very curious about everything. maybe if he wasn't so curious he would have more men then he had returned.
Odysseus was a great leader but he still had flaws too. Odysseus was a great leader because if he got his men in trouble he would do anything to save them even if it meant cheating on his wife. He also tricked his enemies and always got away from danger.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus may have been a great leader but he still had many flaws. One flaw was that when he got away from his enemies he would tease and provoke them still. He also killed all his men and sunk many ships before returning home.
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Odysseus was a great greek hero. He was smart,sexy, and strong. He had the three S's of being a greek hero.He also was intelligente. When the cyclops said his name was nobody he was smart. He would help his men out in any situation.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus had flaws to even though he was a great leader.He teased his men all the time. He also killed his men which isnt very smart before he went home.
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Odysseus is considered a great hero. Odysseus can do things that regular people can’t. He’s very strong and very good at fighting. Odysseus is also very smart and cunning. He used his strategies to get past obstacles like the Cyclops.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also has flaws. Odysseus thought about himself a lot of the time. He was very selfish. His selfishness got many of his men killed. Odysseus was so pleased with himself; he decided to taunt the Cyclops. The Cyclops then threw the mountaintop which killed many of Odysseus’ men. Odysseus also cheated on his wife many times which is also another flaw.
Odysseus is considered to be a great mythological hero. Odysseus is smart and outsmarted the cyclops in the story. for example Odysseus stabbed the cyclops in the eye and told him that his name was nobody.Therefore when the cyclopses neighbors asked him who was attaking him the cyclops said nobody.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus is also very foolish. He doesnt think of the dangerous things he puts his men through. for example Odysseus gets a ton of his men killed by the stupid things he does. Odysseus also cheats on his wife repeatedly and doesnt think anything is wrong with it and that is also a big flaw.
Odysseus was a great hero and leader, who possessed many important attributes to a Greek myth. What made Odysseus a great hero was his tactics. He blinded the Cyclops, while escaping with the remainder of his crew. He was a good leader by inspiring his men to keep strong and continue to hope to find their homeland.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Odysseus’ personality contained many flaws. He was too confident, and gloated to the Cyclops when they had escaped. In return, the Cyclops had damaged his ship. His cockiness had hurt him and his men more than once, but in the end, he had made it home.
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Odysseus is one of Greek mythology's greatest hero's. He posses many qualities that make him a great leader. One of those is When he outsmarted the cyclops in the story. This shows great leadership because it displays the there is a great quality in him to lead his men.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus is also a foolish leader. One way that displays this is how he got his men stuck in to the cyclops cave. This shows how terrible of a leader he can be. It shows his arrogance and how he thinks he can take on whatever he wants. He bites off more than he can chew most of the time but always seems like a way out.
Odysseus is a great hero renowned for his shrewdness, cunning, and bravery. His awareness of good-and-evil helped him avoid countless disasters. His cunning stratagems and crafty stories he told were second to none. Bravery was his most magnificent characteristic, it made him fear nothing. A Hero is someone who is constantly vying for the prevalence of the greater good
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also has many flaws, One flaw he has is being to full of himself. He got more men eating and killed by loosing sense of direction, Then he teased his men all the time.
Odysseus was a great hero. He was goodlooking, strong, and intelligent. When he was captured by the cyclops he told the cyclops his name was nobody, so when Odysseus attacked the cyclops, the cyclops yelled nobody hurt him. He so goodlooking that the Circe turned his men back into humans.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus had many flaws, his main flaw was being curious. He was so curious that he went into the cyclops home and many of his men were eaten by the cyclops. After he woulded the cyclops he decided to brag and the cyclops through large boulders at his ships and did a lot of damage.
Odysseus was a great hero. He had the three s's. He had smart, sexy and strong. He was very smart with everything that he did. He had to go on a journey so he could get his men back. He got his men back by staying with Circe. He ended up staying with Circe for a whiole when he was supposed to get his men and leave.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus was very intelligent. WHen he was on his journey he had gotten captured. He was captured by the cyclops. He was Oddyseus's name was and he said nobody. He had trick the cyclpos into saying nobody hurt him.
Odysseus is a great hero because he can trick his enemys like with the one guy when he told him his name was N'body, he also is very strong like when he killed the cyclops.
ReplyDeleteHis flaws have to be that he can fight against anything and win, thats how he lost so many of his men.
odysseus was smart strong and brave, he was very cunning with his decisions at times yet on the other hand he made horrible decisionslike with the tests and the scylla where he loses all his men
ReplyDeleteOdysseus is considered to be a great hero. He show when he outsmarts the cyclopes and by telling the cyclopes his name was i don't know. this show that Odysseus was a great leader. But on the other hand Odysseus had some flaws in his leadership. He cheated on his wife so him men wouldn't say pig forever. An he liked to tease things like the cyclopes. So yea Odysseus was a great leader but he also was the not the best when it came to things like the cyclopes or whatever he had to come up against
ReplyDeleteOdysseus can be considered both a good and be and hero and leader. Some reasons why he was good a good leader was because he was very intelligent. One example of his intelligence was when he had his men hold on to the sheep to get out of the cave from the Cyclops. Odysseus is also very strong. He is the perfect combination of strength and intelligence.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus can also be considered a bad leader. He risked his men’s life when he knew they were going to die. Another reason he could be considered a bad leader is because he taunted the Cyclops while they were escaping. That caused the Cyclops to throw a rock making a huge wave and once again risking the lives of his men.
Odysseus was a good leader. He was very clever and courageous. When Polyphemus the Cyclops asked his name, Odysseus claimed to be called Nobody. When the other Cyclopes came and Polyphemus said Nobody had hurt him, they thought that nobody had hurt Polyphemus. And it showed great courage to go to the Underworld just to follow advice.
ReplyDeleteBut everyone has flaws and Odysseus's were that he loved to boast and kept secrets from the men. Instead of escaping quietly from Polyphemus, Odysseus bragged and teased him. That cost him some soldiers. And when Scylla reached down and took men from the ship, that cost even more because he didn't tell his men that some of them would die. He was a great leader, but he had dangerous flaws as well.
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ReplyDeleteOdysseus was very strong , smart and he was also very good looking. He was also a very good leader and warrior. By him being very smart he can trick his enemies into getting his way. By Odysseus being a great leader if he got his men into trouble he would do anything thing to save them and also if he has to cheat on his wife.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also had flaws one is that he would think about him self a lot. Also he got his men killed by going into the cyclops cave and that shows a bad leader
Odysseus was a great leader and hero. He was very smart and good looking. These are to of the three main things you need to be a great leader and hero. He is also very smart. He was able to tick his enimes in combat.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus' main flaw was he never did what he was supposed to do. If he was do do what he was supposed to do he wouldn't have lost as many of his men as he did and never would have lost their trust.
Odysseus was a great and strong leader. He was sexy, smart and strong. on journeys he tricked many enemies. He was very strong.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus had some flaws. He hooked up with many girls. He also got his men killed. he was very cocky towards his enemies and ended with losing many men.
Odysseus had many good and bad qualities. One good quality was that he was smart. He outsmarted many of his enemies. For example, Odysseus told the cyclops that his name was nobody. The cyclops then said that nobody had hurt him. Odysseus was also very strong and a great leader.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also had some flaws. He was quite selfish. Odysseus would boast a lot. This got most of his men killed. All of his men ended up being killed in one way or another by the end of the story. Although Odysseus was smart, he still made some pretty foolish decisions.
Odysseus was a very good leader. He was very strong as shown when he strung the bow when all the other men could not. He must also be appealing, because on his journey he got all the ladies. He also is very intelligent. He used it to outsmart his enemies.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also had many flaws. He was big headed. He got his troops and himself in very bad situations. He lost many men from stupid actions. Odysseus was way too curious. The goddess knew he was so she told his men to tie him up. Also he can’t control himself when he gets around women. This gets him in some sticky situations.
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Odysseus was a great hero and leader. Odysseus was good looking, strong, and intelligent. Odysseus was able to come up with strategies to overcome any obstacle he encountered. When Odysseus encountered the cyclops, he used a great strategy to prevent his foe from holding him and his soldiers, he got the cyclops drunk then stabbed it in the eye.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Odysseus also had a number of flaws. Odysseus was unable to keep from boasting after he escaped the cyclops. Odysseus was also unable to resist the temptations of Circe and instead made love to her while he was married.
Odysseus was a great hero and leader. Odysseus was strong, smart, and good looking. Odysseus intelligence helped him with some obstacles he came across. When Odysseus came across the cyclops, he defeated him using his intelligence and stabbed him in the eye and hid his men under sheep.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also had some flaws. He was curios which lead him into trouble for him and his men. He could not resist going with Circe and sleeping with her while he was married.
Odysseus was a both a great god but also a bad. He was very strong. As you can tell when he beat the cyclops. He was also very intelligent. You can also see that when he defeated the cyclops too. He was also very sexy, which is why he got all the girls on his journey.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also had a few flaws. One of them was because by the end of the story a lot of his soldiers ended up getting killed. Also even though he was very intelligent, he mad a lot of bad decisions.
Odysseus is a great leader and hero. He is very smart. He hid with the sheep to get away from the cyclops. He is also very strong. Odysseus was the only one strong enough to string his bow.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also had many flaws he could not resist Circe even though he was married. Also, he could not keep from boasting when he escaped the cyclops. Another reason is that he got his men killed. Odysseus was a very curious man. This got him into many bad situations.
Odysseus is great hero, leader and god. He is extremly smart sexy and strong.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus also has many flaw, such as he coouldnt resist circes love even though he had a wife. also he was way to curious.
Odysseus is a great hero and leader. He is very smart because he hid his guys under the sheep to get away from the cyclops.
ReplyDeleteHe was not smart all the time he could not resist beautiful things.
Odysseus was a great man and leader because he sexy, smart and strong. He hid under neathsheep to get away from the cyclops.
ReplyDeletehe had many flaws. Him being so curious got him in a lot of trouble and he got his men killed.
Odysseus was a great heroe. He came up with some great ideas. One idea was when he tied his men to the underside of the sheep in the cyclops' cave to escape. Another idea he had is
ReplyDeleteOdysseus... a Smart, Strong and Sexy leader. He and his men
ReplyDeletewent under a sheep to avoid the cyclops.
But his flaws caused much danger. He also lost alot of men just becuase he wanted to follow his curiosity. He fell in love with Circe and forgot the fact he had a wife.
odysseus is a ok ruler he is smart and he can have a good idear once and a blue moon. and he is also good looking and he tries to do best for his men. he looks for good ways escape from problems. like the time he tricked the cyclops his name was nobody.
ReplyDeletebut yet odysseus is stupied he in dangers his men. even if he trys not to he toremented the cyclops so he killd some of his men. and the time he plowed the chick to save his men and he stayed for a year. he stoped being fateful to his wife.
Odysseus was a very strong, good looking, greek hero. He was smart, strong, "wily", and "crafty". Odysseus has three serious personality flaws. pride, excessively curious, and had a lack of leadership. which caused his journey to go longer, put his men in danger, and hes a "womanizer". Calypso, Circe, and had poor Penelope at home waiting for him.
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