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The Odyssey: Odysseus
The most admired classical hero is most certainly Odysseus, the
mythological Grecian subject of Homer's epic tale, The Odyssey. This
legendary figure displays excessive amounts of brains and muscle, seeming
almost superhuman at times. He embodies the ideals Homeric Greeks aspired
to: manly valor, loyalty, piety, and ....
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.... man, the pragmatic survivor. He must struggle,
suffer, and deal with the inescapable fate handed down to him from the
great beings atop Mt. Olympus. The average human can relate to Odysseus'
human qualities, while admiring him for the heroic traits they can only
hope to attain, making him so popular. Odysseus has the skills, strength,
and intelligence to qualify him as a hero, yet he still possess the
emotional constraints of a human, which together enable him to survive the
chaotic disorder of his adventure. His journey was rich with people and
places and to ....
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