In the Odyssey, Homer advocates the Greek heroic ideal as the true meaning of a hero. The Greeks idea of a tragic hero was a highborn individual of elevated status but possessing one fatal trait, which always resulted in the individual's downfall. This is directly opposite of the Christian ideal formed in Hebrews 11, which clearly forms an ideal Christian as one who is faithful to God no matter what the cost is. Which one does Odysseus show in his many years of wanderings? True, Odysseus had several major character flaws which forced him to wander for numerous years on his journey home to Ithaka, but did he still show any good morals or character"

One of the major character flaws in Odysseus is his unwillingness to admit when he has made a wrong decision. An illustration of this is when he visits Aiolos, to whom Zeus had given...