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Which Iliad Hero Are You?
Odysseus The Prudent Counsellor and Complete Man[Taken from Richmond Lattimore's translation of the Iliad]Odysseus is crafty, resourceful, daring, and merciless. Essentially, he can be described by the Greek word sophron. This is untranslatable. It means, not necessarily that you have superior brains, but that you make the maximum use of whatever brains you have got. Odysseus is the antithesis of Achilleus. Achilleus has fine intelligence, but passion clouds it; Odysseus has strong passions, but his intelligence keeps them under control. Achilleus, Hektor and Agamemnon, magnificent as they are, are flawed with uncertainty and can act on confused motives; Odysseus never. A single purpose guides Odysseus in the Iliad. The expedition against Troy must succeed. He has no recklessness, but does have stark courage when that is needed. Not the noblest or stateliest of Homer's heroes, he is the one who survives.
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