Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Besides Odysseus, who is the other hero in The Odyssey?

Telemachus could also
be counted as a hero in . He stands up to the suitors, men who are quite
contented to exploit the rules concerning hospitality and plot Telemachus's death. He is also
brave enough to sail out, away from home, to go in search of news of his father, Odysseus. The
dutiful son who helps to avenge the wrongs done to his father is very much a hero to the ancient
GreeksOrestes, the son of Agamemnon who slays his mother and her lover after they killed his
father, is also revered as a hero.

It's true that Athena helps Telemachus
quite a...

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