Odysseus Is Not A Hero
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A hero is "a man noted for his special achievements" according to the
dictionary, but if you ask most people what a hero is, you will get the same
general response. They will probably say "someone who does something for other
people out of the goodness of his heart." Odysseus, who is the main ch ....
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.... already lost. He also
neglected to take the advice from his crew member, Eurylochus. Eurylochus told
Odysseus not to send men to see what was on Circe's island and because he sent
them anyway, they ended up being turned into pigs. Odysseus also neglects other
people's lives when he takes action; such as when he tried to fight Scylla after
strictly being told not to. Because of this ignorant action, he lost three more
men on top of the other six. He also sacrificed men when he waited at t ....
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