Most of us who have read the Odyssey often idealize or consider Odysseus as the hero of this narrative. However, on multiple occasions, he makes decisions that are only beneficial to him; a prime example being when he and his men find themselves on Polyphemus' island and his main objective is to get home, the writer implies that having his men by his side when he returns does not worries him at all as he makes his way back home at the expense of his own men.
Although he could be consider a hero many of his actions speak for themselves as he often makes decisions that affect others and not him but that at the same time would benefit only him.
