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Heroes in the Poem Women and Homers Odyssey         A adept is a gallant and strong person, who is also very human.  A hero feels fear and every other emotion that we do.  A true hero is a person who does something bulky and does not expect to be given any thing in return.  A hero does something that effects a large number of  people.  A hero thinks 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 brazen 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 to easier.         I dont think the poem characters are like an epic hero because they are less into them selves than an epic hero.  They also come along to have done lesser things, I mean epic heroes always do something so great, like take 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 monster using smarts and strength.  He also looks out for his crew mates.  He is faithful to his wife, well, in his read/write head 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 caring human that is a little too conceited  He is also very smart, like in the phonograph recording when Odysseus said, He thought hed find 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