Ulysses openly uses the skills he mastered during the Trojan War throughout his journey and uses them to his advantage. The cunning he displays in making the Trojan horse is manifested several times during his quest, notably when he deceives the Cyclops. When the Cyclops asks his name in the cave, Odysseus replies "No one, that is my name" (Book IX: 410) and manages to escape safely with his men without facing the attack of the other Cyclops. Odysseus also exploits his prowess in a fighter during war. “Ulysses fought the grimmest battle / he ever faced, but he won to the last” (Book VIII: 582-583). His skill as a soldier is found in Ithaca where, with the help of Telemachus, Eumaeus and Athena, he fights many suitors. Although he is outnumbered, at the end of the battle the contenders are "all in blood and dust" (Book XXII: 408). Odysseus takes the skills he has learned throughout his journey and uses them to achieve his personal victory. So what can we say about Marji? At the end of her story, she wins no victories and learns few skills. Her goal of saving her country is never achieved and she is forced to flee to survive. But Norman develops his definition of the hero by asserting: "Even if the heroic quest is never