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The god holding Odysseus on the island is Zeus. Zeus got angry at Odysseus and his men for eating the CATTLE of the sun god, Helios. Odysseus didn't eat the cattle, though. He survived, but his men (or crew) didn't. They died. They Odysseus floated to Calypso's island, Ogygia. Calypso loved Odysseus. They got a little "busy", but Odysseus still loved Penelope. Athena begged Zeus to make Calypso release Odysseus, since Calypso was trapping Odysseus on Ogygia. Zeus told Hermes (god messenger) to tell Calypso to let Odysseus go. She got the message, and agreed to release Odysseus. Odysseus built a raft, but while traveling, Poseidon destroyed it, since Odysseus blinded his son, the Cyclops, Polyphemus.
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The god holding Odysseus on the island is Calypso. She is a nymph who resides on the island of Ogygia and holds Odysseus captive for several years in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey."
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∙ 13y agoHermes tells Calypso to let Odysseus go, and Calypso helps Odysseus build a raft and prepare for the journey.
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∙ 13y agoHermes gave Calypso a message from Zeus to free Odysseus.
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∙ 13y agobecause he was hungry
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∙ 12y agoHermes
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Where is Odysseus located at the poems commencement?
At the beginning of "The Odyssey," Odysseus is trapped on the island of Ogygia, where the nymph Calypso has been holding him captive for years.
Why does the god and goddesses punished Odysseus?
Odysseus hurt the Cyclopes, son of Posiedon. Polyphemus cursed Odysseus upon hisexit from the island. Posiedon then proceeded to punish Odysseus for his hurting of his son.
Where does Odysseus go after he left the cyclops?
To the island Aeoli to see Aeolus god of the winds
Which god or goddess intervenes to help Odysseus wake up on the island of Phaeacia?
Athena
Who suggests Odysseus should leave kirkes island?
Hermes, the messenger god, suggests to Odysseus that he should leave Circe's island and continue his journey home to Ithaca. Hermes warns Odysseus about the danger of staying too long on the island and advises him on how to break Circe's spell.
Is Circe from The Odyssey a god?
A Goddess to be exact. She was a sorceress goddess who trapped Odysseus on her island for a year.
What happens when Odysseus reaches the island of the sun God Helios?
he and his men land in the island for supper, but on the comdition that his men swear not to eat touch or eat the cattle because the sun god adores them. as Odysseus goes up into an island his men eat the immortal eurylochus persuades them. One of the daughters of Helios tells the sun god how they killed his kine. The men die when Zeus hits their ship with a thunderbolt. only Odysseus survives.
Odysseus hailed from what island?
Odysseus was the king of the island of Ithaca.ITHACA!
How did Odysseus men opening the bag effect Odysseus?
they were in sight of ithica when Odysseus fell asleep and his men opened the wind bag thinking it was treasure that odysseus was holding out on them. Because of this the wind creates a giant storm and blows them back to another island where they meet circe.
What does Odysseus warn his man when he lands on the island of the sun god Apollo?
He warned not to eat Apollo's cattle.
Who casts Odysseus upon an island?
In Greek mythology, it is the god Poseidon who casts Odysseus upon the island of Ogygia where he meets the nymph Calypso. This event occurs as part of Odysseus' journey back home to Ithaca after the Trojan War in Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey.
What happened to Odysseus' men on the island of Circle?
It is not the island of circle, but rather the island of Circe. On this island, the witch Circe turns Odysseus's men into pigs. After being warned of his mens fate, the god Hermes gives Odysseus a herb that will protect him from sharing the same fate. The only way that Circe will change his men back, is if Odysseus sleeps with her, so he does, and his men are returned to their human form.
