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What did calypso give odysseus before he left the island-?
an axe and adze
What did Calypso give Odysseus before he left?
an axe and adze
What did calypso give Odysseus before he left island?
an axe and adze
What does calypso promise to give odysseus to help him reach home?
he went home drunk
What sign does Zeus give that he is backing Odysseus?
Odysseus is captured by Calypso and she holds him on her island for seven years. Zeus commands her to let Odysseus go and helps him on his journey.
What news does Hermes bring to Calypso?
Zeus sent Hermes to order Calypso to free Odysseus and send him on his way home. Calypso greeted Hermes and honored him with ambrosia and red nectar. He told her of Zeus' demands as they ate. She was upset that Zeus would ask her give up her lover but she did not refuse. If Odysseus wanted to stay with Calypso then Zeus would permit it, but if Odysseus wanted to leave, Calypso could not use her charms to stop him. She thought that Odysseus might change his mind if he understood her love and power. She offered Odysseus immortality and endless youth but he was determined to return to his home or die trying. Calypso accepted her fate and agreed to let Odysseus leave unhindered. She refused to supply Odysseus with a raft or ship but she gave him some tools and the skillful Odysseus built a raft for himself. When it came time to leave, Calypso in her loving nature, gave Odysseus provisions and sent him on his way with a fair wind to speed him home. Calypso and Odysseus had two daughters, Nausithoos and Nausinoos.
What does Athena give Odysseus so he survives to travel to Calypso's island?
A magical scarf that keeps him buoyant
What is calypso willing to do regarding Odysseus leaving?
Help him build and supply a boat, and give him a Strong wind to speed him along
Can Calypso from Greek mythology give others immortality?
Yes, she tried to make Ulysses (Odysseus) immortal because she wanted to marry him.
What did Hermes give to Odysseus?
Hermes gave Odysseus several things: 1. A chance at escaping back to Ithaca when he tells Calypso to free Odysseus. 2. A sprig of Moly to resist Circe's magical charms. 3. Advice to Odysseus on how to defeat Circe.
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 does calypso not understand about Odysseus desire to go home?
Being a goddess (albeit minor) and so blessed with eternal life/youth she cannot understand why Odysseus would give up the offer of eternal youth and living with calypso in paradise in order to go back to a wife who may have forgotten him.
