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 an idea to build a massive Trojan horse and have one of his men offer it to the soldiers of Troy as a gift. The soldiers of Troy would have…
