Great Leaders In The Odyssey

Inspiring Others Great leaders have been around since the start of primitive civilization. Examples of said leaders are George Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Adolph Hitler, and Alexander the Great. Despite the different areas and different views that these leaders may have had, they all had a few character traits that can be considered to be the same such as the ability to stimulate, adapt and persevere, and to stick with their primary principles. Every single one of these traits is hard to come by in a single person because they are difficult to learn but have to be instinctive and natural to a true leader. The most important character trait for a leader is their ability to move and motivate the people that they are attempting to lead.

It takes a creative and determined person to be able have this characteristic because some situations may seem impossible to fix and would need an innovative way to turn it into a gain. Odyssey’s Trojan horse plan to invade the Trojans was a brilliant plan that allowed them to infiltrate their impregnable fortress without detection or loss of manpower. His plan was ingenious because they would have never suspected for the Greek forces to be lying in wait to ambush them while they slept which in turn leads to their victory in the

Examples of said leaders are George Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Adolph Hitler, and Alexander the Great. Despite the different areas and different views that these leaders may have had, they all had a few character traits that can be considered to be the same such as the ability to stimulate, adapt and persevere, and to stick with their primary principles. Every single one of these traits is hard to come by in a single person because they are difficult to learn but have to be instinctive and natural to a true leader. The most important character trait for a leader is their ability to move and motivate the people that they are attempting to lead. If a leader is without this skill they will not have the capability to guide a group of people to the future that they have planned out. My personal favorite leader Martin Luther King Jr. is the ideal example for motivating others. He inspired thousands with his “I have a dream speech” which led to the reform of government policy on segregation. He touched on the hearts of everyone which an authentic leader will do when they speak with his or her