Metis wins when frontal heroism fails. It is brilliant, but never morally simple.
Metis is an intelligence of detour. It observes the situation, accepts not dominating immediately and transforms an apparent weakness into an advantage. The Trojan Horse, the name "Nobody" in the Cyclops episode and the disguises in Ithaca all belong to this logic.
It is not merely charming trickery. It implies lies, delay, concealment and sometimes very calculated violence. In Odysseus, it saves lives, but it can also become an instrument of control or revenge.
Understanding metis helps avoid a flat reading of the hero. Odysseus is not the strongest; he is the one who knows how to change the shape of the trial until an exit becomes possible, even when that exit remains morally uncomfortable. The detour is therefore a discipline, not a shortcut.