Calypso does not help Odysseus; she goes against Zeus' will by holding captive him there on her island. Yes, they are lovers, but he is not happy there. She actually holds him captive there for seven years, and that by far is going against Zeus' hospitality rule.
what is calypso's external conflict in the odyssey, part one?
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Odysseus is trapped on the lush island of Ogygia, by the nymph Calypso at the beginning of The Odyssey.
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hermes, the messanger god, was the one who told calypso to let odysseus go, and calypso soon after let him go on his way, instead of imprisoning him longer, out of selfish lonliness
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Hermes, the messenger god in Greek mythology, aided Odysseus in "The Odyssey" by helping him escape from the island of the nymph Calypso. Hermes was sent by Zeus to deliver a message to Calypso to release Odysseus, allowing him to continue his journey back home to Ithaca.