In the epic poem, The Odyssey by Homer, there is an epic hero by the name of Odysseus. An epic hero is someone who is a great warrior, that laughs in the face of danger and is overconfident in himself. Odysseus deserves the title of epic hero for his bravery, his intuition, and his cockiness during his adventures in The Odyssey.
             First, Odysseus demonstrates his unforgettable bravery when he is faced with the task of taking on the cyclops. Confronted by this oversized danger, Odysseus is unflinching in his battle with Polyphemus. Odysseus could have killed the giant while he was sleeping, but Odysseus and his men would have been forever trapped in the cave until their death. Odysseus led his men into tat cave so he had to lead them out.
             Secondly, Odysseus lets his intuition take charge for the meeting with Scylla, a six-headed monster that eats one man for each of her mouths, and Charybdis, a giant whirlpool that kills all that crosses it's path. Odysseus knows he will lose men here no mater what; if he takes them towards Charybdis, they will all die, if he leads them to Scylla, only six men will die. Odysseus decides to tell his men nothing, so their spirits will be high and they will keep rowing into the deadly channel. Odysseus speaks the words "as I sent them on towards Scylla, I told them nothing", in the story.
             Finally, Odysseus shows his cocky side when it comes time to navigate past the sirens. Although "he stopped his men's ears with beeswax", he did not stop his own. Odysseus had his men tie him to the mast so he could listen to the sirens without being lured to their island and killed. That was a very bullheaded and misguided decision, for he is the captain; his crew is supposed to do everything he orders. Odysseus was begging and pleading to be untied, so he could get to the island of the sirens even though he knew that they would kill him.
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