1. I believe that Telemachus was a hero in the Oddyssey. He was willing to leave by himself in order to find his father because he believed he was still alive. According to the Hero's journey this is accepting the challenge and willing to do what ever it takes to accomplish it. Another, thing that makes Telemachus a hero in books one and two was that he wasn't given a ship easily but he stuck with it and persevered untill he was given a ship. This is the resfusill to the call because with out a ship he wouldn't be able to travel and find his father so his journey was nearly over before it began.
2. In the Odyssey Odysseeus was not a hero. First, he was just told he could leave by calypso and didn't have to fight or do anyhting special to get away. There is nothing in the hero's journey saying your a hero by getting away without a struggle or by doing anything special. Second, when Odysseus is in the storm another god comes and gives him a magic scarf letting him stay alive and make it to safety. The hero in this is the god not Odysseus becuase he just sitts there and and waits it out hoping the scarf will save him. That is why I believe Odysseus is not a hero.
