It is clear that Homer believes that wit and cunning are the most valuable skills in Homer’s world view. While it is shown that Odysseus is very strong and has experience in battle, he has gotten into situations where strength or battle would not be able to help him. For example, the cyclops was much stronger than him, and the boulder that the cyclops used to keep Odysseus in the cave was to large for Odysseus to move himself. Also, his decision to have himself bonded to the mast of the ship when the sirens sang was very important, otherwise he would have been drawn to them and sank his ship, despite his physical strength. Both situations depended on cunning rather than strength.
Good point! I agree that throughout the book it was Odysseus’ wit that got him through tough situations rather than his physical strength. Resourcefulness was definitely a skill Homer thought was valuable and you can see that through Odysseus.