Being Called A Hero

Being called a "hero" is a title that not everyone shares, because such a selective amount of the public are truly worthy of that label. Although it is an opinion, of who gets to call citizens a hero or no, mainly civilians nowadays as to create "rules" or "tests" that if anyone passes should be called a true hero. In the book The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus may pass those test to be called a true hero. Odysseus is king of a land call Ithaca, and when there was war irrupting in Troy, he left to fight in the 10 year war with the Greeks. Once the war was over, he didn't create a proper sacrifices to the Gods that he spent almost 11 years trying to achieve his homeland with his family. However, on the voyage he spent years of unthinkable that made him even more determine to his goal that he never lost site on, that is Ithaca. Ultimately Odysseus, the protagonist of Homer’s The Odyssey, regardless of the intervening gods and goddesses, proves to be worthy of the title hero.

First of all, Odysseus is worthy of being called a hero because there is an excellent trait that defines him, that is being ambitious. Throughout the whole story Odysseus had many choices and temptations for him to never return Ithaca and live another life. He had a nymph fall in love with him named Calypso who kept him captive for a total of seven years. While he was captive, she tried an abundant amount of times to convince him to become immortal. Even when he thought that he lost all hope of ever returning to his beloved wife and son, Odysseus always prays to Gods for his favors. Therefore that is probably why some of the public think that he isn't a true hero because the gods would intervene in his journey. Yet, from the "land of the Cyclopes, a fierce, un...

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...ills he was capable of surviving a ship wreck. All because he does not decide to get all "choke up" at the moment and freak out. Therefore, it does show that having mental skills is a significant factor for survival and being a true hero.

Overall, Odysseus proves himself to be worthy of the title hero because of his major qualities that took him far, as being ambitious, having leadership, and being wise. Yet, Odysseus's main quality is that he never gave up on his goal to Ithaca which was in his eyes, the perfect place ever to him. Even with all the challenges he had to go through in order to be happy it was all worth it because in the future be will be in peace. Although throughout his voyage he never gave true rights or credit to the Gods for helping for his troubles. All in all, a description of a hero fits Odysseus perfectly in a list of dedicated heroes.