LEGENDARY HERO

SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH / VALOR

MULTIPLE SETTINGS

SUPERNATURAL INVOLVEMENT

EPIC STYLE OF WRITING

OMNISCIENT NARRATION

Odysseus was well-known throughout the ancient world.

Odysseus shows his strength many times. However, it is his defeat of the suitors that proves his superiority to normal men.

In The Odyssey, much of the action takes place in the Mediterranean Sea, on various islands. However, the hero also travels to the underworld in search of the prophet Tiresias.

The gods play a major role in this epic. Athena is Odysseus' aid, Poseidon is his villain, and Zeus... well, he doesn't want to get involved.

Epic Similes, Metaphors, and Epiphets

Throughout The Odyssey, the narrator uses first person, and 3rd person omniscient. He writes as Odysseus, and as though from a god’s point of view, witnessing and experiencing everything that takes place in the story.

"The Odyssey"

Elements of an Epic