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What is calypso reaction to having to let Odysseus go?
Initially, Calypso becomes angry, but does not want to anger the gods by disobeying and ultimately agrees to let him go.
How did Odysseus leave Calypsos' island?
Athena told her father Zeus that Odysseus wanted to go home to see his wife and son so Zeus told Hermes to go and tell Calypso to let Odysseus leave her island. She agreed and told Odysseus to make a boat and she gave him food and wine for his journey
How does Calypso feel about having to let Odysseus go?
sad
What is Calypsos attitude to releasing Odysseus?
Calypso initially resists releasing Odysseus because she has feelings for him and wishes for him to stay with her. However, she ultimately agrees to let him go when Zeus orders her to do so, realizing that it is his fate to return home to his wife, Penelope.
Why is Odysseus having so much trouble getting home after the war?
Because Poseidon cursed him and refuses to let him home. Odysseus had blinded Poseidon's son, Polyphemus the Cyclops, and bragged about it, inciting anger in the god.
How does Odysseus escape Calypso?
Hermes tells Calypso to let Odysseus go.
Why does Poseidon let Odysseus live?
Poseidon let's Odysseus live because it is the will of Zeus and the other gods that Odysseus eventually be fated to return home. Poseidon dares not go up against the fates.
Who tells Calypso what Zeus wants and What is Calypso's reaction?
Hermes flies in and tells her. Calypso becomes furious at their request and calls the gods jealous that she was sleeping with a mortal man when they slept with mortal women all the time. She still helps Odysseus leave, however. Athena was the one who wanted Odysseus off the island, not Zeus. Zeus simply complied with her wishes.
What is Calypso's confict?
She loves Odysseus and wants to keep him on her island, but Zeus wants her to let Odysseus go.
Did Odysseus let some of the suitors go for gold?
No. Though Eurymachus attempts to bargain with Odysseus, Odysseus' fury is only satiated by killing them all.
Who helps Odysseus get away from Calypso?
Hermes tells Calypso she must let Odysseus go.Calypso helps Odysseus build a raft to leave the island.
Why does Calypso finally allow Odysseus to leave her island?
because the goddess Athena calls a council of the gods at Olympus and convinces Zeus to let Odysseus return. The gods then send Hermes as messenger to bring the news of Zeus's will to Calypso who reluctanly agrees to let Odysseus go.
