The Hero Within

<Tab/>When Odysseus sails off on a journey that could separate him from his family and friends forever, he demonstrates a strength that not too many characters possess, courage. When Odysseus spends several years with the goddess Calypso without knowing if he might ever escape, he reveals a quality foreign to many men, patience. When Odysseus returns to his homeland and defeats the suitors that cause turmoil in his palace, he exposes a being that only a few men become, a warrior. With the infusion of courage, patience, and the characteristics of a warrior guiding him, Odysseu…