Odysseus As A Leader In Homer's Epic Poem, The Odyssey

Leadership is when strong leaders show a group of people a clear vision of the right path to go. A leader has important qualities that make them a strong independent person. A leader tends to be open minded when it comes to listening to others ideas to help solve hard times. Being a leader does not mean someone is bossing others around and controlling everything they do. It means they offer help to others and know how to to take charge when the time is needed. In Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, Odysseus is an effective leader because he knows how to be adaptive to challenges he faces in life and also caring for other in his crew. Odysseus is a strong leader because after losing his strongest men and his ship which was the only way home, Odysseus never gives up on wanting to get him and

A true leader should offer help to others before they think about doing something for themselves. Circe is a nymph who lives on the island of Aeaea who has tricked some of Odysseus’ crew members into drink a special wine that turns them into animals. One crew member that is loyal to Odysseus, Eurylochus, knows about the trap Circe has for the men then goes back to Odysseus to tell him what has happened. Odysseus wants to go save his crew members to make sure everyone is alright: “But I shot back, ‘Eurylochus, stay right here,/ eating drinking, safe by the black ship./ I must be off. Necessity drives me on’” (Homer X 299-301). Odysseus takes responsibility for the troubles that has happened to his men and goes out to save them. Before Odysseus goes out to save his men, he makes sure Eurylochus is okay and has something to eat. The crew is low on food due to recent problems they have faced, but Odysseus managed to feed the men that are loyal to die. Odysseus shows how he is a strong leader because he rather give up his necessities to his crew to make sure they are