Was it heroic of Odysseus when dealing with the Cyclops?
I think that Odysseus was heroic when dealing with the Cyclops because he was able to face him and conquer/defeat him. Odysseus also exemplified cleverness when he refused to give up information to Cyclops and how he tricked him by his name being Nobody on page 223. Another example of this on the same page is how Odysseus knows that Cyclops will not leave Odysseus alone or to help him get home very easily. Odysseus shows his heroic qualities on page 227, "I called back...'Cyclops- if any man on the face of the earth should ask you who blinded you, shamed you so- say Odysseus, raider of cities, he gouged out your eye, Laertes' son who makes his home in Ithaca!' " This quotation clearly shows the capabilities of Odysseus and his fearless and full of pride attitude. He wants the world to know what he did to Cyclops. Clearly Odysseus is an example of a hero because of his pride, ingeniousness, and strive for power.
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