Some notes on Odyssey

I think the Iliad and Odyssey are epics on human evolution. First, we get kleos in Iliad, and then we get both kleos and nostos in Odyssey. It's a bible to direct human progress. Oblios from these heroes will benefit the human in some way. That said, we can see Achilles''s kleos is obtained relatively easily, decided by his fate, in a modern word, by his gene; whereas Odysseus's kleos is decided not only by his gene, but also by his determination for nostos. He could have given up his will at any moment during his Odyssey on the sea, but he fought till the end, of course also helped by the Gods. This is how human species grow up on the Earth. We still believe today, the heroes are those stand out from ordinary people and finish a great deed before their death, and it's not only up to their nature, but also their nurture, where hard work and determination matter.