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Odysseus first left Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War, which lasted ten years, followed by another ten years of wandering after the war. He spends seven years on Ogygia with Calypso before finally leaving. Therefore, a total of 27 years have passed since Odysseus first left Ithaca to the point where he departs from Ogygia.

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