Odysseus As A Great Leader In Homer's Odyssey

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A leader is a person who leads or commands a group or organization. A great leader is willing to go through anything for the group of people they are leading. A great leader is expected to make great compromises for the people they leading. Odysseus in the Odyssey is an example of a great leader over his men. He is always willing to go through anything to lead his men. In the Odyssey, Homer uses external and internal conflicts to portray Odysseus as a caring and smart but Sneaky leader. Odysseus is very caring towards his men and is willing to do anything to keep them safe. While at the Cyclops's cave, Odysseus wants to kill the Cyclops but he knows he can not do that with his men there“If I killed him we perished there as well”(75-76) Odysseus is determined to safely return his men home. He stabs the Cyclops in the eye and ties his men under the sheep where they're safe. A great leader makes many mistakes too like everyone else. When Odysseus has let his men down he feels disappointed feels as if “Deathly pity ran [him] through me ”(830) He cares for his men and wants to keep his men safe at all time but sometimes makes mistakes just as anyone else. These reasons show Odysseus is a great leader, never giving up on protecting his men. …show more content…

At the Cyclops cave, Odysseus wants to keep his men clueless from realizing what all is going on so he “[Carries] wax along, [laying] it thick on their ears”(745-746) to block them out from everything going on. Odysseus will do the craziest things to keep his men safe such as“ [tying] them together” (205) if it depends on keeping them alive he does not care. By Odysseus putting wax in his men's ears and tying them together for their safety shows Odysseus is willing to become very sneaky to keep his men clueless, fearless and

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