Read the excerpt from the odyssey.
why not
take these cheeses, get them stowed, come back,
throw open all the pens, and make a run for it?
we'll drive the kids and lambs aboard. we say
put out again on good salt water! '
ah,
how sound that was! yet i refused. i wished
to see the caveman, what he had to offer—
no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends.
odysseus ignores his men’s pleas to return to the ship. as a result, they face terrible consequences. how does odysseus’s decision defy ancient greek attitudes and values?
a great leader makes decisions that are good for him, no matter how they affect his men.
a great leader listens to his men and considers their thoughts and opinions.
a great leader has great self-control and makes sound decisions.
a great leader takes risks in order to gain more treasure and learn about foreign lands.