In the selection from Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad how is Odysseus transformed from an epic hero into a common man?
A. He has become tired of adventure
B.He has become fearful and cowardly
C.He has become selfish and unreliable
D.He had become a low-ranking official

Question

In the selection from Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad how is Odysseus transformed from an epic hero into a common man?
A. He has become tired of adventure 
B.He has become fearful and cowardly 
C.He has become selfish and unreliable 
D.He had become a low-ranking official

anonymous · Answer

Odysseus was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. King of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and son of Laertes and Anticlea, Odysseus is renowned for his guile and resourcefulness, and is hence known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning. He is most famous for the ten eventful years he took to return home after the ten-year Trojan War and his famous Trojan Horse trick.