There are many qualities a person must possess to be a Homeric hero. First, they must by vengeful. They must also be physically strong, and have a slightly overblown ego. However, they must also be wise, smart, and intelligent. Lastly, they are required to be very affluent. Odysseus fulfilled all of these qualities, in the book The Odyssey.
Odysseus was a vengeful person. He would often choose vengeance over anything else. Odysseus had to fight off many an enemy to save those he was fighting with. Odysseus avenged the death of his crew with "taunts" and blinding action, which almost get him killed. However, he chose vengeance over death (Book 9, lines 530-535). Odysseus chose vengeance over apparition. Money would have been justice, but Odysseus says, "Not if you paid me all you father's wealth-all you possess now, and all that you could pour in from the world's end-no, not even then would I stay my hands from slaughter till all you suitors had paid for all your crimes!" (Book 22 lines 64,68 67-68). …
