A hero to most would be someone who has courage and has risked or sacrificed his life for others. To others a person that has discovered or achieved something outstanding was considered a hero as well. In ancient Greece a hero was considered a man, often of divine ancestry, who is exceptionally clever and talented with great courage and strength, celebrated for his brave accomplishments, and favored by the gods. A hero was a leader who had not only physical strength, but mental strength as well. He was usually someone that got themselves into danger, and in cases where the average man would suffer, the hero would have enough stamina to survive. Odysseus, a famous Greek epic hero, displays all these qualities throughout his travels home, and abroad.
             He first reveals his cleverness when he encounters Polyphemus' cave. Before he decides to venture to the cave, he gets a feeling that something bad is going to happen and decides to bring along his magical bottle of wine. When he reaches the cave the Cyclops sensed that Odysseus and his crew were in his cave and traps them inside. When Polyphemus eats one of Odysseus' men, Odysseus yells at him for not showing hospitality and he in turn will be punished by Zeus. Odysseus thought of using his bottle of wine then, but thinks about what is best, and realizes only the Cyclops could open the door to the cave. Odysseus shows his craftiness and cunningness when Polyphemus asks him his name, and he replies Nobody. Odysseus waits till the next day when the Cyclops goes outside to pasture his sheep. When the Cyclops comes back in Odysseus gives him the wine, making him drunk, and causes him to fall asleep. Odysseus finds a wooden staff in the cave, and sharpens it by the fire. While the Cyclops was still asleep he took the staff and screwed it into the Cyclops eye, which blinded him. Odysseus uses his creativity when he and his men hid underneath the Cyclops' sheep at night. The ne
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