"New Coasts and Poseidon’s son" is book 9 of "The Odyssey", in that book Odysseus meets King Alcinous and begins to tell him all the adventures he has been going through in his attempt to return home. In this conversation, Odysseus recounts all the obstacles he overcame with courage, bravery and an admirable intellectual capacity.
Odysseus' account shows the characteristics of an epic hero that he possesses, since he tells stories where he positioned himself as a warrior full of virtues such as wisdom, strength, daring, cunning, courage and bravery.
Beowulf telling of his challenge with breca
Their feet are heavily furred for warmth and their pads are rough for added traction on the ice. Their feet are also quite large, often about 12 inches wide, to match their weight and to spread that weight out over deep snow and thin ice to avoid falling
