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Heroes in the Poem Women and Homers Odyssey         A hero is a unafraid(p) and strong person, who is also very human.  A hero feels tending and every other emotion that we do.  A true hero is a person who does something great and does not expect to be given every thing in return.  A hero does something that effects a oversized number of  people.  A hero bets more of others than he or she thinks of him or her self.         The characters in the poem, Women, and The Odyssey are both epic heroes. Odysseus is a strong and brave man, but I think he lacks one of the major characteristics of a hero.  I think he thinks of himself more than of others.  I think the characters in the poem, Women, are better heroes because they can be related to easier.         I dont think the poem characters are equivalent an epic hero because they are slight into them selves than an epic hero .  They also appear to have done lesser things, I mean epic heroes always do something so great, like invade twenty men on, or lead an army to victory. Everyday heroes seem to be more realistic and do something thats great, but its not written up in every news paper in the country.         Odysseus is a brave man that did great things.  In The Odyssey he conquers a nut using smarts and strength.  He also looks out for his crew mates.  He is stuffy to his wife, well, in his mind he is.  He kills many men on his own in a battle at his home.  He cries a couple of times in the story, showing sensitivity.  Overall, Odysseus is a brave and pity human that is a little too conceited  He is also very smart, like in the book when Odysseus said, He thought hed take place out, but I saw through him.(on page 750 line723.) Also like most epic heroes Odysseus is physically strong, like when Odysseus said, I rammed it deep in his eye.(on page 751 line 843.)  Odysseus rammed a large spike into the beasts eye.         The poem Women was a great description of black women in the mid