Odysseus Portrayed As A Hero Who Uses Brains
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In The Odyssey, Odysseus is portrayed as a hero who uses his brains. This is in comparison to the divine warrior Achilles who is depicted in The Iliad. Achilles unbridled rage and godlike brawn characterized his being a hero. On the other hand, Odysseus is a crafty thinker, whose cunning attrib ....
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.... takes his plead as an insult and attacks Scamander. His willingness to fight the river god illustrates the unbending warrior he has become: he is a warrior who has no fear of the divinity of a god.
However, towards the end of his fight with Scamander, Achilles is shown that gods are superior than man. And that the divinity of gods must be respected. After finally being beaten down by Scamander, Achilles pleads to Zeus for divine intervention. (Book 21 ll 309-320) Hera sends Hephaestus t ....
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