Breif Post due 10/18

3. While I was reading, I did wonder why Odysseus is such a famous classic hero. I've come to the speculation that perhaps it isn't about what he does when he returns home but the trials he faced on the way. Not everyone could encounter so many difficulties, survive, and wind up home in the end. Especially not with a god(Poseidon) working against him. Throughout all of Odysseus' trials, he didn't lose hope that he would once again return home, that is heroic in a sense.