Which Part Of The Odyssey Is About Learning Patience And Humility?

People with humility and patience are able to learn from others and open their eyes to the world. This lesson is proved in the Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus, a soldier of the Trojan War, lacks the knowledge of humility before his journey. His arrogance leads him to yell to the Cyclops and anger Poseidon, who slows down Odysseus’ journey home. Odysseus gains patience and humility during his journey through the land of the dead and ultimately restores the palace with his new knowledge by controlling his arrogance and concealing his identity.
When Odysseus finally returns home, he discovers there are multiple suitors who are taking advantage of his home in an effort to wed his wife Penelope who slowly becomes skeptical of Odysseus's survival. If Odysseus rushes in immediately, he would be killed by the large number of suitors. In order to win the upper hand, he disguises himself as an old man in order to calculate and plan out how to get rid of the suitors and reveal his true self to his wife. This involved great patience and humility, as being an elder man of a lowly status gave him a sense of humiliation from the treatment of those around him.