heroic qualities

In my opinion the only heroic characteristics Odysseus had were, bravery sort of, and inspiration. These are similar to the qualities we all chose, that we thought fit a heroic person. He put his ship men lives at stake just so he could meet the gods. He was invited to a banquet by a god, and asked to share his stories of the journeys he had come across. I'm sure that inspired people, but Odysseus is not much of a hero to me.