Question

Which event in the reading helps to categorize Odysseus as an archetype?

A. He quickly mentions meeting the goddess Circe.
B. He leads an attack on the Cicones, and takes their possessions.
C. He leads a group of men in grand and dangerous adventures.
D. He is a godlike man who challenges the power of Zeus in a sword fight.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. He is a warrior with an army who fight's off monsters.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. He leads a group of men in grand and dangerous adventures.

An archetype is a character that appears in literatures all over the world - every nation has a character that might fit into this description. It is a common character that is known to everyone - a hero who takes his people on grand adventures.

Odysseus is one of such characters, but so is Beowulf, and even Harry Potter, in modern literature.