Odysseus Captain Irresponsible

Through his occurrences with Skylla and Charibdis, the Sirens, and Helios’ cattle, Odysseus’ heroic character is further disclaim in Book 12 because through all encounters Odysseus was a poor leader and put his crew in danger. His actions prove him to be selfish, boastful, stubborn, and irresponsible. While sailing past the Sirens, Odysseus has his crew fill their ears with wax to prevent them from hearing the enchanted songs. He also has them tie him to …

…bag of winds, Odysseus’ crew slaughtered Helios’ cattle. As a result, Zeus thrown down a lightning bolt which causes all the men to drown. Book 12 further confirms my perception of Odysseus as not being heroic. Although he is known to be the “God-like man” for what is thought to be courage and resourceful thinking, its merely stubbornness, selfishness, boastfulness, and irresponsibility. Odysseus is lacking the leadership quality and in effect falls short of a hero.