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In four pages this paper examines the leadership of Odysseus and Aeneas in a comparative analysis of their similarities and differences. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
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epic literature also evolved because of their combat experiences. The Greek Odysseus, King of Ithaka, and the Trojan Aeneas led their respective troops with the valor and honor that
their respective societies demanded. They knew their leadership defined them on and off the battlefield. Odysseus and Aeneas both took their civic responsibilities seriously and were able to
inspire their soldiers with eloquence in the darkest moments of uncertainty. In Book II of Homers "The Iliad," readers receive their first glimpse of Odysseuss leadership capabilities. When his
fellow Achaeans are fleeing from the Trojan attack, the Greek goddess Athena implores Odysseus to encourage them to return to the fight. Every inch a true leader, Odysseus reminds
them of their obligations to their fellow citizens and their pledge to remain loyal to the city until it fell. "Flowed the clear water, there appeared to us A wondrous
sign. A frightful serpent, marked With crimson spots, which Jupiter sent forth... Came swiftly gliding toward the tree, whereon A sparrow had her young... And when he
had destroyed the parent bird And all her brood, the god who sent him forth Made him a greater marvel still. The son Of crafty Saturn changed the
snake to stone... But Calchas thus Instantly spake... All-foreseeing Jupiter Hath sent this mighty omen; late it comes And late will be fulfilled, yet gloriously, And with a fame
that never shall decay... So spake the seer; thus far his words are true. Bide ye then here, ye well-greaved sons of Greece, Until the city of Priam
shall be ours" (Homer 41-42). In the twelfth book of Homers "The Odyssey," it falls to Odysseus to rally his troops to face uncertainty in a battle against the
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