Odysseus was portrayed as an ingenious hero of the epic all through THE ODYSSEY by HOMER. Even though, Odysseus had many traits which proved him to be an ingenious person but the two most important traits were, Odysseus being strategic and clever. Odysseus suffered from many dangerous situations but he overcame over those situations with the help of his outstanding strategies. For instance, Odysseus and his companions were captured by a Cyclope, whose name was …showed first 75 words of 1710 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1710 total…the palace and became sure that his wife still loved him. Odysseus proved himself as an ingenious hero of the epic by being clever and strategic. Odysseus suffered from many dangerous situations, but he never gave up and came out of them strategically and cleverly. Odysseus's strategies and cleverness made him return to his home successfully which showed that Odysseus was a hero with many skills that made him an ingenious hero of the epic.