1. According to books I and II of The Odyssey it is my opinion that Telemachus is indeed a hero because of the Call To Adventure. On lines 322-323 of Book I, Mentes speaks to Telemachus, "Fit out a ship with twenty oars, the best in sight, sail in quest of news of your long-lost father." The call to adventure is for Telemachus to go to Ithaka to find his father.
2. According to books I and II of The Odyssey it is my opinion that Odysseus is not a hero because he hasn't done much yet in the story except wait around. Though he faced some ordeals and tests, none would be heroic, I think. He's stranded on Ogygia since the beginning of book I all the way through II and does nothing, therefore I Don't believe he is a hero... yet.
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