Imagine waiting 20 years to go home, see your family and get back to your old life, try and think what you think it would be like. All of the challenges you would have to go through.Odysseus, a Greek god, had to face many obstacles throughout his journey back to Ithica. Odysseus learned how to be strong physically and mentally through out his journey home.
Odysseus had to go through many difficult physical challenges, throughout his long time back home. For example, one of Odysseus’s first physical challenges was to defeat Cyclops, who in the story is a giant monster with one eye, who wants to eat Odysseus’s men. Odysseus’s mainly had to use physical strength to stick the spear in the Cyclops eye, but he also used mental strength to think of a good plan that would work for him and his men. The defeat was mainly physical. By Odysseus stabbing Cyclops in his eye, shows that Odysseus has the mental and physical to defeat anyone. In addition, Odysseus also dressed up as a beggar and had to achieve the great bow and arrow task. This task required a lot of strength, many men before Odysseus failed to complete this task properly. It proves how much Odysseus could do. Odysseus was a very strong person, his strength was one of the factors that helped him survive through his way home.
Not only was Odysseus physically strong, he was also very wise. For example, he had to face Calypso and her seductive charm, she was very evil, but was able to keep Odysseus by her looks. This shows that mentally Odysseus wasn’t strong enough to run from her, he missed home in the day and was okay at night. This also shows that Odysseus’s thoughts could get the best of him. In addition, Odysseus had to deal with the sirens, they as well have a seductive charm and sung to the men so that they would stay. This shows that any seductive charm, could get Odysseus in trouble. Many Goddesses used that to reel their men in. If Odysseus had better mental strength, he probably wouldn’t have to have been on a journey home, it would have never happened.
All together Odysseus had a tough, long and enduring journey back to Ithica. Many challenges he faced could have been prevented and solved a little better. Odysseus was a strong, wise man. He had flaws, but that’s what helped mold the story.
Odysseus had to go through many difficult physical challenges, throughout his long time back home. For example, one of Odysseus’s first physical challenges was to defeat Cyclops, who in the story is a giant monster with one eye, who wants to eat Odysseus’s men. Odysseus’s mainly had to use physical strength to stick the spear in the Cyclops eye, but he also used mental strength to think of a good plan that would work for him and his men. The defeat was mainly physical. By Odysseus stabbing Cyclops in his eye, shows that Odysseus has the mental and physical to defeat anyone. In addition, Odysseus also dressed up as a beggar and had to achieve the great bow and arrow task. This task required a lot of strength, many men before Odysseus failed to complete this task properly. It proves how much Odysseus could do. Odysseus was a very strong person, his strength was one of the factors that helped him survive through his way home.
Not only was Odysseus physically strong, he was also very wise. For example, he had to face Calypso and her seductive charm, she was very evil, but was able to keep Odysseus by her looks. This shows that mentally Odysseus wasn’t strong enough to run from her, he missed home in the day and was okay at night. This also shows that Odysseus’s thoughts could get the best of him. In addition, Odysseus had to deal with the sirens, they as well have a seductive charm and sung to the men so that they would stay. This shows that any seductive charm, could get Odysseus in trouble. Many Goddesses used that to reel their men in. If Odysseus had better mental strength, he probably wouldn’t have to have been on a journey home, it would have never happened.
All together Odysseus had a tough, long and enduring journey back to Ithica. Many challenges he faced could have been prevented and solved a little better. Odysseus was a strong, wise man. He had flaws, but that’s what helped mold the story.
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