Another instance of heroism we see from Odysseus is on Circe's island when Eurylochus tells Odysseus he must leave the island at once, but Odysseus refuses and goes to save his men. In the book it states "Eurylochus tells Odysseus what has happened and begs him to sail away from Circe's island. Against this advice, however Odysseus rushes to save his men." This shows that Odysseus cares deeply for his men and is willing to fight Circe who is compared to being a goddess. All this to save his men make this a very heroic act. We also see here that although Eurylochus is begging Odysseus he cant do anything because Odysseus is a leader, and it shows that he is a true hero that all his crew mates respect him.

Odysseus also demonstrates heroism in book 10 when they are on Circe's island. At her island, a group of Odysseus's men go to check it out and they stumble upon Circe, who enchants all except one person and turns them into pigs. After Odysseus hears about this, he can choose to either leave or stay and help them. He chooses to stay and help them, and I believe that this is heroic because it shows how he doesn't want anybody to be left behind so that they can all go and meet their families back in Ithaca. This is shown in, "Eurylochus tells Odysseus what happened and begs him to sail away from Circe's island. Against this advice, however, Odysseus rushes to save his men from the enchantress..."

His second time being a hero is when he saved his men from being lotus-eaters. Book 9 pg. 373 he shows an act of heroism, he ties his men on board and forces them to come with him because the lotus easter is a modern day drug by just trying to escape reality and you can only do that for a few moments or a time you need a cool down. But these men wanted to

To sum this all up, Odyssues demonstrates his greatest acts of heroism in Book 9 and in Book 10. These two acts of heroism are not just the only acts of heroism that Odysseus portrays, but these two acts of heroism are the most generally accepted acts that portray as a hero. The question "What traits make a hero?" is a very opinionated question, however I believe that a hero is a person who is willing to "think out-of-the-box" and sacrifice his own life for the safety and welfare of others, and Odysseus meets my expectations of being a hero, despite the very belligerent actions he has done in the past.

One of Odysseus' heroic acts is shown in his cunning plan to escape the Cyclops. He knew that he had to save himself and his men. So, he came up with a master plan to blind the Cyclops and escape under sheep. Odysseus said, "But I kept thinking how to win the game: death sat there huge; how could we slip away? I drew on all my wits, and ran through tactics, reasoning as a man will for dear life, until a trick came . . ." This shows that Odysseus is committed to the escape. He is using all of his brainpower to face the obstacle and free his men. Odysseus staying devoted to his men and his good cause is a signature characteristic of a hero. This is a good cause because Odysseus only wanted to talk to the natives, while the Cyclops trapped them and started picking them off. Odysseus' men see Odysseus as a hero in this moment, as shown when Odysseus returns and "We saw, as we came near, our fellows' faces shining . . ." Therefore, as shown by Odysseus' determination to assist his men, Odysseus was heroic in the Cyclops' lair.

Odysseus also showcases heroism when he and his men encounter Charybdis and Scylla. Rowing down the strait with these obstacles was a terrifying experience, as exemplified by "Charybdis, dire gorge of the salt sea tide . . . all the sea was like a cauldron seething over intense fire . . . dark sand raged on the bottom far below . . . She[Scylla] ate them as they shrieked there, in her den, in the dire grapple . . ." As described, these are terrifying circumstances, and Odysseus' men are understandably scared. However, Odysseus isn't. Odysseus "walked up and down from bow to stern, trying to put heart into them, standing over every oarsmen, saying gently, 'Friends, have we never been in danger before this?" Instead of Odysseus cowering, he is confident in the danger and is willing to face it. In doing so, he becomes a message of hope to his men. Since Odysseus is strong enough to stand up to his foes, and since he saves his men with his confidence and knowledge, Odysseus is a hero.

In conclusion, Odysseus exhibits heroic qualities against his enemies. When he faced the Cyclops, he was determined and dependable. When he faced Charybdis and Scylla, he was confident and strong. These are all clear qualities of a hero.

Another act of heroism that Odysseus shows is when he and his men where on Circe's Island. In this book, Odysseus stays behind with a few of his men while the rest go exploring the island. Circe welcomes them to her food, and a place to stay, and the food has turned them into pigs. One of Odysseus' men, " Eurylochus", tell Odysseus that his men were at the food and turned them into pigs. And then Eurylochuus begs Odysseus to sail away from the island, but Odysseus comes back to save his men. That shows a sign of courage and risking his life.

"now by the gods, I drove my big hand spike deep in the embers charring it again and cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up... straight forward they sprinted, lifted it, and rammed it deep in his crater eye,"

This quote shows Odysseus's heroism. The reason why is because he is trying to fight this giant cyclops that he watched eat 4 of his men. Seeing his men's horrible deaths he still wants to try to fight this cyclops knowing that his death could be just the same as their if not worse. In this quote it also says that Odysseus was trying to give his men courage to blind this cyclops. In this quote not only is Odysseus brave but he gives others the bravery to defeat the cyclops.

Odysseus's second act of heroism is when he buried Elpenor.

"My neck bone, buckled under, snapped, and my spirit found this well of dark. Now hear the grace i pray for... When you make sail and put these lodging of dim Death behind you will moor ship, I know, upon Aeaea Island; there , O my lord, remember me, I pray, do not abandon me unwept, unburied, to tempt the gods' wrath, while you sail for home;; but fire my corpse, and all the gear i had and build a cairn for me above the breakers- an unknown sailor's mark"

This shows how much Odysseus cared for his men and for his friends. When Elpenor asked Odysseus to give him a proper burial Odysseus did so with loyalty and compassion to his friend and his final wishes.

Another exmaple of Odyssues showing heroism is when in Book 9, Odyssues was cheering on his men when Odyssues and his men got revenege on the Cyclops. Even though Odyssues and his men were scared of the Cyclops, Odyssues and his men still look multiple risk in getting revenge towards the cyclops. While many other people would have just said somethig normal and continued on with their lifes, Odyssues cheered on his men. This shows Odyssues being a true hero because of how he shared his victory against the cyclops and just didn´t be selfish and keep it to himself.

When Odysseus first saves his men by tying them to the ship they are on he shows heroism as he is caring about others and not only himself as he could just be concentrated on saving himself. This also shows heroism as he could just sail off on his ship to stop putting himself in danger, but instead he goes away from the boat to save all the men he can. Another instance in which Odysseus acts heroic is when he sacrifices the valuable and expensive wine he was given by a king just to save him and his me, this shows heroism as instead of being self and egoist he decides to sacrifice a valuable thing he has in possession instead of doing something which could put him and his men in more danger because of the cyclops. While Odysseus could have just ordered his men to fight the cyclops which would put them in danger, he decided to sacrifice something of less worth which he liked instead of putting others in danger because of something materialistic.