Odysseus is the protagonist of the story "The Odyssey." Throughout the story, Odysseus shows many different Homeric qualities, which help him to survive his dangerous and amazing adventures and return home to his family in Ithaca. The very first and most important quality shown in Odysseus is his intellect. He uses this in the beginning of the story when his men and himself are fighting to defeat Troy. Instead of being slaughtered, Odysseus thought up …showed first 75 words of 610 total…

…showed last 75 words of 610 total…wolves or lions made to guard that palace of hers-by force, I tell you-just as the Cyclops trapped our comrades in his lair with hotheaded Odysseus right beside them all-thanks to this man's rashness they died too!" declared one of his men. They all followed Odysseus back to the goddess' palace where they were dinned with meat and wine. They rested for days until Odysseus felt ready to continue on their journey back to Ithaca.