The Amazing Leadership of Odysseus in Homer's The
Odyssey
by Lillian Bonar
Essay: The Amazing Leadership of Odysseus in Homer's The Odyssey
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The epic poem The Odyssey by the ancient Greek writer Homer takes us deep into the life of a man called
Odysseus. As the reader gets to know Odysseus many sides of his character are exposed through the challenges
he faces. Though he and his crew face danger and obstacles every step of the way Odysseus’s character hardly
changes. The entire book Odysseus longs to see his wife but he is a good man and a courageous leader.
When the times get tough, the tough gets going and that’s exactly what Odysseus did when the Trojan War
started. On the journey back Odysseus shows how much courage he really has.” Only the ghost of Great Ajax, son
of Telamon, kept his distance, blazing with anger at me still for the victory that I had one by the ships that time I
pressed my claim for the arms of prince Achilles.” – (P. 267, L. 620) In this segment Odysseus just beat the ghost
Ajax for Achillies armor. Odysseus is courageous when he decides to fight Ajax for a set of armor. When Ajax died
his spirit was still mad at Odysseus for defeating him. “ No ship of men has ever approached and slipped past,
always some disaster, big timbers and sailors corpses whirled away by the waves and lethal blasts of fire.”- Circe,
(P. 277, L 75) Odysseus explains the terror of the position that he is in, he chose the courageous path to sail just to
save some time. To the right lies a giant whirlpool and to the left a cluster of jagged rocks. ‘You dogs! You never
imagined I’d return from Troy so cocksure that bled my house to death, ravishing my serving women- wooed my
wife behind my back while I was still alive! No fear of the gods who rule the skies up there, no fear that men’s
revenge might someday- now all your necks are in the noose- your doom is sealed!”- Ody...
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