An arête warrior is a person who displays excellence in moral responsibility, strength, skill, determination, and courage. The Odyssey by Homer is about the journey of Odysseus on his way home from the Trojan War. Odysseus and his crewed are cursed by two gods who wish for him to never set foot on his home soil again. When Odysseus finally reaches his home, Ithaca, he finds out that he will have to endure even more if he is to see his wife . Odysseus is an ideal example of an arête warrior, because he exhibits excellence in skill, strength, and determination.
Odysseus's skill is beyond that of a normal person, it is that of an. When Odysseus is finds out he can leave Calypso’s island, he almost immediately sets out the next day to build his raft. He, “Smoothed them skillfully and trued them to the line,” (Homer 77). Not only was Odysseus a master tactician, he was also skilled in shipbuilding which was necessary if he was to reach Ithaca. Unfortunately, Poseidon destroyed the raft in a storm, and Odysseus had to float for several days before reaching land. Before Odysseus and his crew leave Polyphemus’ cave, he tells the cyclops that his name is …show more content…
It was by his hands that the giant cyclops Polyphemus was blinded. “Odysseus blinded his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, the strongest of all the Cyclopes,” (Homer 3). Although Odysseus was not the only one holding the stick, he was the strongest one there, and the other men could have never succeeded blinding such a powerful monster without him. Aswell as showing skill when he shot an arrow through the axe rings, he is also showing that he is much stronger than any of the other suitors when he becomes the only one capable of stringing the bow. (Quote with reaction from suitors when Odysseus strings his bow). Had Odysseus been unable to string his bow, him and his son, Telemachus, would have most likely perished within their own halls at the hands of Penelope’s