Odysseus Odysseus is without a doubt an epic hero. He goes on a perilous journey even though not by his choice. He saves his comrades from great evils. He is considered to be a great military tactician and he is known around the world as a great man. All of those qualities and feats make Odysseus an epic hero! An epic hero has to go on a long and dangerous journey. Odysseus has to do …showed first 75 words of 457 total…

…showed last 75 words of 457 total…is given the name of master mariner and soldier, and great tactician. Odysseus is the ultimate epic hero. He is a great commander, tactician, and mariner. He saves the lives of his friends and shipmates during their long voyage home. He has to undergo an extremely long trip back to Ithaca after the Trojan War during which he undergoes many dangers and loses his entire crew. After all of that, Odysseus is an epic hero!