James Tiberius Kirk is a name that reigns in all entities of space; a fearless leader who travels across galaxies on a mission of peace and conquest. Kirk battles countless species of aliens and encounters numerous walks of life in the Milky Way. Although Captain Kirk is a very pragmatic leader, he is sometimes very boisterous and boastful; you could say he is a modern Narcissus. After reading this description, it occurs to me that James Tiberius Kirk is not a modern Narcissus; however, it occurs to me that the main theme of a former Greek hero who, with a few well-tuned words, could easily fit this description. His name, you ask? Ulysses. If you are familiar with reading about Ulysses, then you are well acquainted with the epic adventures in which Odysseus took part. If you also know the television action series Star Trek, then you also know the heralding adventures of James T. Kirk. If you are lucky enough to know both works then you will already be able to notice the striking similarity between the two heroes. No matter how charismatic they might be, their follies and characteristics were the same. For example, they both had great contempt for their crew. Sure, it doesn't seem that way from what you read or watch, but if that were the case, why did the crew members always die and not themselves? 'd Lost” (Homer 441). This is just one of numerous examples we see throughout Odysseus's Odyssey: crew members are killed by the disbandment or his actions, yet he always has crew members? The same can be said about James Kirk as he always gives different dates to random members of his crew... middle of paper... World literature. Ed. Martin Puncher. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. 441. Print.Homer. “The Odyssey”. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Ed. Martin Puncher. NewYork: WW Norton & Company, 2012. 432. Print.Homer. “The Odyssey”. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Ed. Martin Puncher. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. 475. Print.Palmer, Lorrie. "Rebooting the Mythical Array." Extrapolation. 53.1. (2012): 122. Academic InfoTrac One. Network. 27 November 2013. "The carbonite maneuver". Star Trek: The Original Series. National Broadcasting Company.NBC. New York. November 10, 1966. Television. "The Enterprise Incident". Star Trek: The Original Series. National Broadcasting Company.NBC. New York. September 27, 1968. Television.Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Dir. Nicola Myer. Perf. William Shatner, Leonard Nemoy. Paramount Pictures, 1982. DVD.