Odysseus openly uses the skills he learned during the Trojan War throughout his journey and uses them to his advantage. The cunning he displays in making the Trojan Horse is shown several times throughout his quest, particularly when he tricks the Cyclops. When the Cyclops asks his name in the cave, Odysseus replies "None, that is my name" (Book IX: 410) and manages to escape safely with his men without facing attack from other Cyclopes. Odysseus also uses his skill as a fighter during war. “Odysseus fought the bloodiest battle / he had ever faced, but he won the last one” (Book VIII: 582-583). His skill as a soldier is seen again in Ithaca where, with the help of Telemachus, Eumaeus, and Athena, he fights off many suitors. Although outnumbered, at the end of the battle the suitors are "all in blood and dust" (Book XXII: 408). Odysseus takes the skills he acquired during his journey and uses them to achieve his personal victory. So what can be said about Marji? At the end of his story, he achieves no victories and gains few skills. Her goal of saving her country is never achieved and she is forced to flee to survive. But Norman broadens his definition of a hero by stating, “Though the heroic quest never is