Odysseus The Epic Hero
Odysseus, The Epic Hero Odysseus, also known as Ulysses by the Romans, was a great Greek leader. ... He is considered to be an Epic Hero because of his characteristics. An epic hero is a person who has a high position in society. Odysseus was a leader of the Greek army; he is also King of Ithica. ... An epic hero has traits that are valuable to his society. Odysseus thought up the idea to use a horse to hide his men to get inside the city; thus, he proves that he is smart. ... Odysseus mostly leads his men to do the right things, but they don’t always listen. ... An epic hero is pitted against monsters or creatures.