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the current keeps him from reaching home and throws him off track for nine days on the tenth he came home
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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.
What was the last destination of Odysseus before reaching home?
Scheria, the home of the Phaeacians.scheria
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.
Who keeps Odysseus from getting home in the Odyssey?
Calypso; sea goddess who loved Odysseus and detained him in the ocean.
Who is keeping Odysseus from reaching home?
Angry gods, terrible monsters, and I think curses
When The Odyssey begins Calypso is?
keeping Odysseus prisoner on her island and preventing him from reaching home
What keeps Odysseus from returning home quickly?
What kept Odysseus from getting home was the God's because Odysseus did not respect their power. That made the Gods angry. ~an eleven year old mythology wiz
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.
How did Odysseus get home?
Odysseus travels eventually lead him to be shipwrecked upon Ogygia, where he is rescued and nursed to health by the nymph Calypso. She keeps Odysseus there for 7 years, before helping him build a raft to escape. Odysseus raft is wrecked by Poseidon, by with the help of a river god, he manages to make it ashore to Scheria, where is taken in by the Phaecians. They sail Odysseus home on their blessed ships.
Who keeps Odysseus on her island for many years because she is in love with him?
Calypso keeps Odysseus on her island for many years because she is in love with him and wants him to stay with her forever. She tries to seduce him and offers him immortality but eventually he wants to return home to his wife Penelope in Ithaca.
How do the two women keep Odysseus on their islands?
Circe keeps Odysseus on her island for a year by providing a good life style for Odysseus and his men, including Odysseus lying with her. Calypso also lies with Odysseus, although she keeps him on her island passively by not helping him escape.
