Modern Day Heroes The Similarities Of Odysseus And Tony...

â€Å"A hero is an ordinary individual, who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.† -Christopher Reeve. Heroes are extraordinary, people like them and respect them. A Greek hero is defined as a person, who always achieves his goals, faces monsters and many dangers, and is a leader and accepts challenges and problems. A modern day superhero is defined as a type of character possessing great or supernatural powers and is dedicated to protecting the public. However some heroes do not need the superpowers to be classified as a hero. A hero can simply be someone, who thinks of others before themselves and can either save people or protect someone. Greek heroes, like Odysseus from Homer’s The Odyssey, and†¦show more content†¦Odysseus has to talk his men into being as brave as him because they are afraid that Scylla and Charybdis may eat or frown them, but he is brave enough and has enough confidence in himself for him to lead them through as safely as possible. These character traits show that Odysseus is clever and very brave during his twenty year journey. The acts of Odysseus and Tony Stark had some similarities between them. They both exhibit the same traits, like being hubris. â€Å"Well, good, because that would be outlandish and fantastic†¦ I am Iron Man† (Tony Stark). Tony finally admits that he is a superhero in a press conference. Tony Stark has a big ego and wanted the recognition. He wants to let everyone know that he is Iron Man. He loves having the spotlight. Odysseus displays his supremely troublesome arrogance. â€Å"Cyclops, if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes’ son, whose home’s on Ithaca!† (Homer 996). Odysseus has a fatal flaw, which is his pride. He can not resist telling the Cyclop his name. His pride causes him to disclose his name. Odysseus taunts Polyphemus, p rompting the monster to pray to his father, Poseidon, and doom Odysseus to many years of toiling and wandering. Another similarity between the two is that they both show intelligence. â€Å"My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy† (Homer 991).