The Odyssey: An Epic By Homer What do you consider to be a hero? What traits should a hero have? My hero is Odysseus. In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus proves to be a true epic hero through his intelligence, bravery, and loyalty. One way that Odysseus uses his intelligence is to help his men. For instance, He puts beeswax in all of his crew’s ears when passing the Sirens. The epic states “Going …showed first 75 words of 513 total…

…showed last 75 words of 513 total…and his men; this helps him be an epic leader. Odysseus shows his intelligence by helping his crew, and handling difficult situations. Shows his bravery by defeating Cyclops, and going through Scylla and Charybdis. Last, shows his loyalty by sacrificing to gods, and sharing equally with his men. Odysseus’ intelligence, bravery, and loyalty are what mainly helped him survive his journey. Odysseus is the greatest epic hero of all time because of his three traits.