But it is also Odysseus himself, by his very example, who has seduced them into showing him such favours.
His official approval (also by his own example) of intermarrying Greek men with Asian women finds no parallel outside of legend.
And he shows the reader, in the experiences of his characters and by his own example, that the most rewarding of all the virtues is compassion.
His commanding officer, Lt Col Patrick Sanders, described him as a "charismatic and inspiring" figure who led his men by example and gave up his life for a colleague.
As the game entered its final quarter Ireland battered away at the Welsh 22, with Paul O'Connell leading his troops by example.
Locally, there's a charming appreciation of Rivera as part of the steady "Core Four, " and his leadership by example will be missed by the franchise.
Rather than screaming and shouting, Davies led by example and his understated resolve was again soon evident when he joined Chesterfield in 1993 on a Youth Training Scheme (YTS) placement.
But Kilby is buoyed by the example of West Brom and hopes his club can follow their example.
Halfpenny will try to enhance his reputation by following the example set by Wales' Shane Williams and New Zealand's Sitiveni Sivivatu.
When he ceded control of the group, Francis hoped that he could still lead the men by example, but his influence quickly waned.
Mitt Romney hasn't yet made the case for lower, flatter tax rates as a boon to economic growth, but perhaps he'll be inspired by the power of his own example.
So, 50 Cent plans to lead by example and grow his business empire, which includes his music, into the hundreds of millions of dollars, only to be able to continue to feed the world.
Few things are more difficult there than finding leaders with his humble demeanor and his preference for teaching by example.
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While his works will be his connection to the scholars of the future, those of us who were blessed by his presence and care are forever better for having shared in his example of how a man lives.
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His elitist aesthetics and patrician diction supported a populist ethos that celebrated excellence in carpentry and art-making alike, and hoped to play down the role of money in ruling everything, a shaky position to maintain at any time and maybe impossible to duplicate by anyone brave enough to emulate his example.
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Guys like Peyton Manning lead by example and I can imagine no better example than his standing up for the working men and women who have always been there to support him, the game and the National Football League.
Mr Morgan said that Capt Healey led by example on the pitch as his role as captain and central defender.
He has also assumed that at any trial reasonable steps would be taken to mitigate Senator Pinochet's disabilities, for example, by attending to his physical comfort and medical needs, by adjusting the timetable of hearings, and by endeavouring to simplify the proceedings so far as their nature permitted.
It is fed in part by some of the familiar pejoratives associated with tech geekery (Denton as anti-social robot, for example), and also by his own publications, which, in the interest of his vaunted transparency, occasionally turn their pitiless gaze on the boss himself, for comic effect.
For example, he opens his book by parachuting into a day's work as a coffee picker in Guatemala.
His example and enthusiasm will be remembered by all, and will keep our troop going until we all go home.
Van Etten fired executives, imposed tight controls and cut the number of chapters from 110 to 79 by, for example, merging six units in his native New England into one.
Software company 37Signals, the darling of the bootstrapper movement, began spearheading an anti-meeting work ethos, and talking up its new workplace design ( check out the pictures here), which was practically company philosophy (as articulated by founder Jason Fried in his excellent book Rework for example) expressed as interior design.
In the depths of the Depression, when Franklin Roosevelt did battle with fear itself, it was not simply by the power of his words, his personality and his example that he triumphed.
"Keiron leads by example and when we asked him to forgo his normal position as hooker to take over at loose forward against England last year he undertook the role with commitment and courage, " said Kelly.
Still, he thinks his country offers lessons for others, for example by showing the value of universal screening.
This case is a perfect example of the problem outlined by Darrell Huff in his classic book, How to Lie With Statistics.
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Here is a man who leads by example, and Saturday will be the 63rd time his team-mates have run out behind their richly-talented outside centre.
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