... possessing all the defining traits of an admirable hero and leader. Not only does he display courage, strength, and a mentality for glory, but also intellect and cunningness superior to other men. His personal flaws and errors in his transgressions that bring about the tribulations in the Odyssey epic depict a human being instead of a god, making his many heroic successes and triumphs even ... more admirable. The epic's protagonist, Odysseus, is immediately introduced as the hero whose sharp intellect and wit helped win the Trojan war. The Odyssey continues to exemplify his heroic trait...

• Word Count: 885
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... European literary standpoint because it constitutes the beginning stages of the development of European literature (Hanczakowski 2001:23). The Iliad, followed by Odyssey are the examples of epic poetry in the early Greek literature, they "emphasized the ideals of honor and bravery and had an enormous ... endurance and raw courage in the face of crushing fate, hardly with any mentioning of where the ideals arise from. "The [medieval] hero represents a kind of hypermasculinity, and exaggerated and perhaps idealized version of maleness that is promulgated with a social intention: ordinary m...

• Word Count: 2885
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate