ANSWER:
yes he was, he was a hero to the people for winning for british in wwI.
When giving the cyclops his name, it gives him the
ability to curse him. He wanted to give him his name from his pride and courage
he had, which led to his weakness. Also, he wanted him to be remembered by the
cyclops. That is bad and good because he could curse him and remember him so he
can hunt him down, and good because he will always remember him as the guy who
defeated me and outwitted me.
(I wrote this answer for my school)
Hoped I helped!
After WW1 lennin adopted this in Russia and soon after the countries around it did too
JROTC will have many changes but most likely it will be the same