Another example is when he gives his speech to rally his crew's spirits in book 12 after they are scared by Charybdis. "'Friends, have we never been in danger before this? More fearsome, is it now, than when the Cyclops penned us in his cave? What power he had! Did I not keep my nerve, and use my wits to find a way out for us? Now I say by hook or crook this peril too shall be something that we remember. Heads up, lads! We must obey the orders as I give them. Get the oarshafts in your hands, and lay back hard on your benches; hit these breaking seas. Zeus help us pull away before we founder. You at the tiller, listen, and take in all that I say - the rudders are your duty; keep her out of the combers and the smoke; steer for that headland; watch the drift, or we fetch up in the smother, and you drown us.' That was all, and it brought them round to action." His bravery was able to inspire the crew to continue on, despite the difficulty and the danger. He mentions his past heroics, and declares that he will get them through this, too; this confidence and bravery, along with the fact that he is able to see this promise through, is the mark of a hero.

Another piece of textual evidence that shows that Odysseus is very heroic is when Odysseus saves his men from staying on Lotus Island. This is a very heroic part of the story The Odyssey because he saves his men from the temptation of staying on the island instead of completing their journey of going home. An example in the text of this is," They long to stay... forgetful of their homeland." This evidence shows that Odysseus is very heroic because he resisted the temptation of his other crew members to eat the lotus flower and stay on the island forgetting the goal they originally had. He also saves the crew members who want to eat the Lotus flowers. This shows heroism because he again saved his crew members for them the accomplish their goal to return home.

Another way Odysseus how his heroism is when he instructed his crew to not eat the animals on the island. Even though his crew did end up eventually eating the animals this still shows that Odysseus is a good leader and really cared about his crew.

My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends,

everyone calls me Nohbdy.

And he said:

Nohbdy's my meat, then, after I eat his friends.

Others come first. There's a noble gift, now." This shows how Odysseus was able to trick the Cyclops into thinking his name was Nohbdy which later comes in use for Odysseus because when the Cyclops cries for help he says Nohbdy's hurting him so no one comes to help him. A quote from the text that shows Odysseus's strength is "I drew it from the coals and my four fellows gave me a hand, lugging it near the Cyclops as more than natural force nerved them; straight forward they sprinted, lifted it, and rammed it deep in his crater eye". This shows his heroism through his strength by being able to lift such a heavy log and pierce the Cyclops's eye. The second greatest act of heroism that Odysseus demonstrates is when he is able to control his whole crew before the attack of Scylla and Charybdis. A quote in the book that shows this is "Well, I walked up and down from bow to stern, trying to put heart into them, standing over every oarsman, saying gently, have we never been in danger before this? More fearsome, is it now, than when the Cyclops penned us in his cave? What power he had! Did I not keep my nerve..." This scene shows how Odysseus took control of his crew and was able to get them back on track with his persuasive talking skills. He shows heroism by remaining calm during a dangerous situation and helping his crew.