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What does Calypso offer Odysseus in return for staying on her island?
Calypso offers to make Odysseus immortal and forever young if he will stay with her on her island. Odysseus respectfully refuses her offer.
Why do Odysseus' ask to leave the island of Circe?
They wish to return home to Ithaca, and return to their family and friends. They make their request known after a year on the island.
Why do Odysseus men ask to leave the island of Circe?
They wish to return home to Ithaca, and return to their family and friends. They make their request known after a year on the island.
Why do Odysseus's men ask to leave the island of Circe?
They wish to return home to Ithaca, and return to their family and friends. They make their request known after a year on the island.
What was Odysseus doing when Hermes arrived on the island or Calypso?
Odysseus was weeping on the shore of Calypso's island, feeling trapped and longing to return home. Hermes arrived to deliver Zeus's message that Odysseus must be allowed to leave the island and continue his journey back to Ithaca.
How many years does Odysseus stay on Circe's island?
Odysseus stayed on Circe's island for one year, which he thought were a few days; Odysseus stayed on Calypso's Island for seven years. After staying with these goddesses he had two more years of trying to return home.
Why is the episode on Helios island important to the plot of the odyssey?
it shows why odysseus men do not return home.
Why is the episodes on Helios's island important to the plot of the odyssey?
It shows why Odysseus's men do not return home
Why is the episode on Helios's island important to the plot of the Odyssey?
It shows why Odysseus's men do not return home
Where Odysseus go when he returns?
He is begged to return to Circe's island and give his body a proper burial.
How does Odysseus keep his men from returning to the island?
Odysseus had to tie 3 of his men to the ship to keep them from returning to the island of the lotus eaters. He also sacrifices 6 of his men by allowing Scylla to capture them in return for passage past her, thus ensuring they will never return to Ithaca.
Why couldn't Odysseus return home after Calypso released him?
Because his ship went under near Nausicaa's island.
