The Odyssey is an epic poem written by the ancient Greek poet Homer. It is a classic story that focuses on the main character Odysseus and his journey home to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War. In The Odyssey, Homer portrays Odysseus as a well-balanced individual. In Homer’s time, the Greeks believed that a well-balanced individual must possess three important characteristics: a clever mind, a fit body, and the ability to speak …showed first 75 words of 917 total…

…showed last 75 words of 917 total…To summarize, the Greeks believed that a well-balanced individual must possess a clever mind, a fit body, and he must also have the ability to speak well. In The Odyssey, Homer portrays Odysseus as such an individual. Throughout his journeys, Odysseus relies just as much on his wit and his ability to speak well as he does on his physical prowess. Odysseus embodies the three important characteristics of the Greek vision of the well-balanced individual.