Odysseus: An Arrogant CommanderOdysseus: An Arrogant CommanderOne always knows a good leader when they see one; they have a confident yet caring charisma that is inspiring to others. In Homers The Odyssey, a Greek hero is flung into disasters and challenges as he must try and navigate himself and his crew to their homeland of Ithaka. Odysseus fails to demonstrate the characteristics of a good leader, through his actions and thoughts he is a commander unworthy of being considered anything more than egotistical. Odysseus is the leader of his men and although he is credited with a long list of heroic accomplishments, his arrogant actions and mistrust of others holds him back from being considered a good leader. A good leader is someone with the dynamic ability to achieve a task and possess a charismatic aura that prompts others to match the level of integrity displayed by their leader. Through his actions and motive Odysseus proves that he cares more about personal fame and glory
Dorian: A Warrior of the Dawn. A man whose true potential is within him. Like all commanders, Dorian is often called upon to take on his opponents in war and win. When one fails to be brave and courageous enough, Dorian must often face an unending onslaught from his enemies and their dark shadows. Dorian has a strong sense of tradition, often leading his men to victory during conflicts that could easily have been won by others. As his combat experience shows, Dorian is adept at taking down his opponents and their armies before he even recognizes them. By the final days of his reign of Dorn, Dorian has begun to become a hero for the Dawn of Justice, and not only as an example he has inspired his people to become a warrior. The following chapter is dedicated to Dorn and to anyone who believes that an Archdruid can have an exemplary career. Dorian is the greatest hero the Dornian race has ever known until the birth of their children, and while there, he has been awarded many honours through the service to the Dawn of Justice.
What if I am wrong about all of my quotes? What if I was wrong about the above?
Dorian was born in Dorn, a land ravaged by war. Like most Dornans he was born without a culture and without a proper sense of identity or respect, and even though he was his nation’s oldest and most famous leader, it was because his father, Doran, chose to use the traditional culture of the Dornians and bring it to a new age.
A Dornian society was ruled by a single god. In Dorne, Doran ruled his people to a rule of rule, that one god would always rule over the rest. Like all Dorneans, Dornians were raised in a single religion and could therefore understand that their culture and traditions were different to those of any other.
Though his father’s religion was an amalgam of Hindu and Christian, Dorian was nevertheless an atheist and a devout Buddhist. While Dorne never had any tradition of temples or ceremonies dedicated to Hindu deities, Dorne had a tradition of having a special ceremony called “Tidjakya” – a Hindu ritual. These traditions were found to be necessary to keep the religion that most people from leaving their homes and families. The rites of Tidjakya were part of the “Mongrel” (the Hindu worship of a god) tradition which was to remain as one long-lived and faithful Hindu temple.
The Dornian tradition of Tidjakya was unique. Unlike other languages Dornians never knew that their religion was rooted in their bloodline. It was believed that they lived in a common ancestral family. The origins of most of those traditions are unclear and were most likely found in a single ancestor of the Dornians – Dornians of Ithaka – but there is some circumstantial evidence that Dornians from the Ithaka were descended from these ancient ancestors that were also the ancestors of many other peoples like Theon, the great warrior goddess, and others alike.
“Tidjakya” is the word that is used to describe ancient and unique rites of Tidjakya. All these traditions were brought together by one individual, perhaps an ancestor of someone else who had sacrificed the most for their own nation or the people of their homeland. The earliest known Dornian traditions of this kind are:
Caterpillar’s Dance: The Dornian Dance is one of the most common pagan rituals performed during the summer months in Ithaka. One of the best known rites involves dancing among a host of other people to bring back their goddess Saturn (Sympha). Although Dornian dance is usually performed under the guise of a goddess
Dorian: A Warrior of the Dawn. A man whose true potential is within him. Like all commanders, Dorian is often called upon to take on his opponents in war and win. When one fails to be brave and courageous enough, Dorian must often face an unending onslaught from his enemies and their dark shadows. Dorian has a strong sense of tradition, often leading his men to victory during conflicts that could easily have been won by others. As his combat experience shows, Dorian is adept at taking down his opponents and their armies before he even recognizes them. By the final days of his reign of Dorn, Dorian has begun to become a hero for the Dawn of Justice, and not only as an example he has inspired his people to become a warrior. The following chapter is dedicated to Dorn and to anyone who believes that an Archdruid can have an exemplary career. Dorian is the greatest hero the Dornian race has ever known until the birth of their children, and while there, he has been awarded many honours through the service to the Dawn of Justice.
What if I am wrong about all of my quotes? What if I was wrong about the above?
Dorian was born in Dorn, a land ravaged by war. Like most Dornans he was born without a culture and without a proper sense of identity or respect, and even though he was his nation’s oldest and most famous leader, it was because his father, Doran, chose to use the traditional culture of the Dornians and bring it to a new age.
A Dornian society was ruled by a single god. In Dorne, Doran ruled his people to a rule of rule, that one god would always rule over the rest. Like all Dorneans, Dornians were raised in a single religion and could therefore understand that their culture and traditions were different to those of any other.
Though his father’s religion was an amalgam of Hindu and Christian, Dorian was nevertheless an atheist and a devout Buddhist. While Dorne never had any tradition of temples or ceremonies dedicated to Hindu deities, Dorne had a tradition of having a special ceremony called “Tidjakya” – a Hindu ritual. These traditions were found to be necessary to keep the religion that most people from leaving their homes and families. The rites of Tidjakya were part of the “Mongrel” (the Hindu worship of a god) tradition which was to remain as one long-lived and faithful Hindu temple.
The Dornian tradition of Tidjakya was unique. Unlike other languages Dornians never knew that their religion was rooted in their bloodline. It was believed that they lived in a common ancestral family. The origins of most of those traditions are unclear and were most likely found in a single ancestor of the Dornians – Dornians of Ithaka – but there is some circumstantial evidence that Dornians from the Ithaka were descended from these ancient ancestors that were also the ancestors of many other peoples like Theon, the great warrior goddess, and others alike.
“Tidjakya” is the word that is used to describe ancient and unique rites of Tidjakya. All these traditions were brought together by one individual, perhaps an ancestor of someone else who had sacrificed the most for their own nation or the people of their homeland. The earliest known Dornian traditions of this kind are:
Caterpillar’s Dance: The Dornian Dance is one of the most common pagan rituals performed during the summer months in Ithaka. One of the best known rites involves dancing among a host of other people to bring back their goddess Saturn (Sympha). Although Dornian dance is usually performed under the guise of a goddess
Odysseus cannot be considered a good leader due to the fact that he is overcome with arrogance and has a selfishly high perception of himself. Odysseus jumps at any chance he gets to be graced with more glory than he already has. On the island of the Kyklopes after pulling off a cunning escape Odysseus yells back to Polysphemus, “Kyklops, if ever a mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, the raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes son, whose homes on Ithaka” (160). Odysseus cannot just sail away and relish in the success of their escape from such a terror. Instead he must claim all the glory of the trickery for himself, resulting in his entire crew being punished by the sea god Poseidon. If Odysseus had been a good leader the fact that his men had escaped safely would have been enough of a reward for him, but due to his selfish manner he was more concerned with gaining recognition than the well being of his crew. Odysseus