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Q: Which woman keeps Odysseus against his will?
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Which woman is the last one to keep Odysseus against his will on her island?

Calypso is the last one to keep Odysseus against his will on her island. The name of the island Calypso kept Odysseus on was Ogygia.


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.


Who keeps Odysseus on Ogygia island?

Calypso.


Who keeps Odysseus from getting home in the Odyssey?

Calypso; sea goddess who loved Odysseus and detained him in the ocean.


As they approach Scylla and Charybdis Odysseus keeps the terrified men going by where?

not somewhere but he keeps them going by encouraging them.


Who found Achilles as a woman?

Odysseus did.


Whose side was Odysseus on?

Odysseus fought with the Greeks against the Trojans.


Was Hermes for or against Odysseus?

Hermes assisted Odysseus several times in his journey.


Who was the sorceress in The Odyssey?

Circe, the woman who turned all men that came to her island into pigs until Hermes warned Odysseus and protected him against her. she was a nymph


What characters fell in love with Odysseus all of them?

In Homer's "The Odyssey," three main characters fall in love with Odysseus: Calypso, Circe, and Nausicaa. Calypso is a nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island against his will for seven years. Circe is a sorceress who turns some of Odysseus's men into swine and later becomes his ally. Nausicaa is a princess who helps Odysseus when he washes ashore on the island of Scheria.


Two examples of how polyphemus violates the rules of xenia?

Polyphemus violates the rules of Xenia because he keeps Odysseus and his men against his will. He also kills 6 of Odysseus's crew members, and that of course is violating xenia because you aren't supposed to make your guests unhappy and especially not kill them


Which god is against Odysseus and his men?

Poseidon. and he's not against him, he's just mad at him because he never thanks the gods, so he wants Odysseus to suffer.