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What did Calypso and Circe do to keep Odysseus from reaching home?
Circe and Calypso kept Odysseus from reaching home in very different ways. After Odysseus conquers the goddess-enchantress Circe she helps him . She is an excellent hostess and lover to Odysseus and his men have to convince him to leave. Calypso falls in love withe Odysseus and keeps him captive until Hermes convinces her to let him free.
Why does Calypso prevent Odysseus from reaching home?
She loves him and wants him to live with her.
Why is Calypso preventing Odysseus from reaching home?
She loves him and wants him to live with her.
When The Odyssey begins Calypso is?
keeping Odysseus prisoner on her island and preventing him from reaching home
Why doesn't Odysseus give his heart to Calypso or Circe?
Odysseus doesn't give his heart to Calypso or Circe because his heart belongs to his wife Penelope. Despite the allure and temptations of the goddesses, Odysseus remains faithful and devoted to his wife throughout his journey back home. His love for Penelope is a central theme in Homer's epic, the Odyssey.
Why doesn't Odysseus give his heart to Circe or Calypso?
Well we just finished the book and my opinion on this that because he knows that his wife is at home he's trying to get back to her. And besides, while Calypso may have loved him, Circe was just a seductress, trying to distract him.
How many years does Odysseus stay on Circe's island?
Odysseus stayed on Circe's island for one year, which he thought were a few days; Odysseus stayed on Calypso's Island for seven years. After staying with these goddesses he had two more years of trying to return home.
Where does circe send odysseus when he leaves her home?
circe sends odysseus to the underworld
Why does Odysseus visits the underworld?
In Homers Odyssey, the protagonist Odysseus is captured by the nymph Calypso on his way home from the battle of Troy. For seven years he is unable to leave the island, before Athene makes Zeus intervene by the hand of Hermes. Calypso frees Odysseus and by different circumstances he ends up in the company of Circe, daughter of Helios. Odysseus asks her how he can return home. Circe cannot give him the answer, but suggests that he seeks the advice of a prophet called Tiresias. Tiresias is dead, but Circe provides Odysseus with instructions on how to cross the river Styx, and enter Hades, the underworld. And that is the reason why Odysseus visited the underworld.
What kept Odysseus from reaching home?
first was circe then the under world I asked this same question and am looking for a complete list.
Who was still furious with Odysseus?
Calypso held Odysseus captive on her island for seven years. Circe kept Odysseus for a year. The main force for keeping Odysseus away from home was Neptune. Neptune was angry because Odysseus blinded his son Polyphemus and then mocked him
What were the challenges that Odysseus had to face?
Surviving and coming home, the main ones were the ciccones, lotus eaters, cyclops, aeolian winds, circe, cattle of the sun, and calypso
