Odysseus hero.

Based on the elements of a heros journey Odysseus is a heroic person. Odysseus has a quest to get back to his home where his son and wife are. Once he had left there was no turning back no matter how hard the gods make his journey. Posideon pushed Odysseus in these books to see what he was made of. Odysseus heroically stays alive using the magic scarf in these books which is very heroic in my mind. Another thing that makes Odysseus a hero from the elements of a heros journey was that he traveled to the underworld with his crew but escaped which is very heroic. The Cyclopes was Odysseus's journey to the underworld which he heroically escaped by blinding the cyclopes using wine.

analytical blog on telemachus.

Based on the events of a heros adventure Telemachus isnt a hero in my mind. Most heros think their quests through before they just decide what they are going to do. In the Odysee Telemachus has no refusal to the call which is a step in a heros trip. Also Telemachus has no master to teach him how to finish his quest. Instead his quest it to find his master (odysseus). Once Telemachus heard that his father has either died or had chosen not to come home Telemachus decided he would search for his father. But the problem with that is he has had slim to no experience about going on long journeys and in my mind was not a very herolike desicion. Telemachus is far from a hero at this point in the book. He has no special birth, no master, no hero partner, and no knowledge of the world. Telemachus is a young man with a lost father that he cant find even if he tries. All of these examples show that Telemachus is not a hero.