Neoptolemus, who stands between the opponents Odysseus and Philocetetes, knows that Odysseus is untrustworthy, but gives in to him because of his own interest in the bow, and his desire to be remembered as a hero like his father. ... In the opening of Homer's the Odyssey, the very first adjective Homer applies to Odysseus is "polytropos18". ... The polytopic hero is defined by animal images such as a cunning fox: his civilisation is being questioned by this imagery. ...

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