Heroes in "The Odyssey."

Are there actually heroes in the world? If so, why do they exist? I believe that no one person in this world can be plainly labeled as such because humans are tremendously complex and irrational which is the root of nearly all evil. There has never been nor will there ever be one being (excluding Jesus) that has ever been entirely good with a complete void from evil. By this I mean no one is …

…man) in this narrative that fully completes every aspect of heroism as listed. It is impossible, even for the deathless gods, to be completely without vice, for that would make you a perfect being without flaw. The gods' heavy involvement in the workings of man makes it virtually impossible for them to be without transgression (even from ignorance) due to the complex workings of the human mind as well as the continuum of time itself.