Scheria, the home of the Phaeacians.
scheria
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After; it is the story of Odysseus's journey home.
Trojan War.
Scheria was home to the Phaecians who took Odysseus home.
What Odysseus did on his way home is the entirety of The Odyssey.
Odysseus's destination is always his home, the island of Ithaca.
the current keeps him from reaching home and throws him off track for nine days on the tenth he came home
She loves him and wants him to live with her.
She loves him and wants him to live with her.
Circe and Calypso kept Odysseus from reaching home in very different ways. After Odysseus conquers the goddess-enchantress Circe she helps him . She is an excellent hostess and lover to Odysseus and his men have to convince him to leave. Calypso falls in love withe Odysseus and keeps him captive until Hermes convinces her to let him free.
keeping Odysseus prisoner on her island and preventing him from reaching home
Angry gods, terrible monsters, and I think curses
Odysseus last stopped in Scheria, home of the Phaecians, before returning home to Ithaca. Or if 'home' means estate, he spends the night in the house of Eumaeus, the swineherd.
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Calypso and Circe both use enchantment and allure to keep Odysseus from returning home. Calypso, a nymph, detains Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for several years, offering him immortality and companionship, while he yearns for his home and family. Circe, a sorceress, initially traps Odysseus and his men in her home, turning them into animals, but later helps him navigate his journey after he resists her magic. Both figures embody the themes of temptation and the struggle against distractions that delay Odysseus's return to Ithaca.
Odysseus meets Agamemnon's ghost in Hades, after initially leaving Circe's island.
Circe insists that Odysseus go to the underworld to consult with the blind Theban prophet Teiresias.