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Who is Circe in The Iliad?
in the Illiad she is the daughter of the sun god Helios and the water nymph Perse. her role was a sorceress who lived on the island of aeaea which was visited by Odysseus. she turned his men into swine but the was defeated by him.
The beautiful nymph who holds Odysseus prisoner?
Calypso. She kept him for a number of years (7, I think) and granted him immortality while he stayed with her. She then allowed him to leave on a massive raft she provisioned. She also sent a following wind to take him on his way home.
Why do Calypso rescues Odysseus?
Because Zeus ordered her to release him by a message with Hermes. -------------------------------------- Athena (his patron goddess) asked Zeus to get Odysseus off the island. So Zeus sent Hermes to tell Calypso to let Odysseus free.
Who is sent to tell Calypso that she must let Odysseus go?
Tiresias, the blind prophet, reveals that Poseidon is punishing the Achaeans for blinding his son Polyphemus. He foretells Odysseus's fate-that he will return home, reclaim his wife and palace from the wretched suitors, and then make another trip to a distant land to appease Poseidon. He warns Odysseus not to touch the flocks of the Sun when he reaches the land of Thrinacia; otherwise, he won't return home without suffering much more hardship and losing all of his crew.
Who is the nymph Hera condemned not to speak?
Echo
What nymph kept Odysseus trapped on her island?
The nymph Calypso kept Odysseus trapped on her island Ogygia for seven years.
Who begs Odysseus to stay?
The nymph Calypso begged Odysseus to stay with her.
Where is the Odysseus when the odyssey begins?
Odysseus is trapped on the lush island of Ogygia, by the nymph Calypso at the beginning of The Odyssey.
Who was the nymph who imprisoned Odysseus?
The nymph who imprisoned Odysseus on her island was Calypso. She held Odysseus captive for seven years before eventually releasing him at the request of the gods.
Who was Odysseus' lover?
Penelope was Odysseus' wife, and Calypso and Circewere Odysseus' lovers.
Who was the sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island for seven years?
The sea nymph that kept Odysseus on her island for 7 years was Calypso. The name of the island was Ogygia. Titan Atlas was said to be the father of Calypso.
What was the name of the withch that loved Odysseus?
The Sea-Nymph Calypso
Where is Odysseus when telemachus sets out to find him?
Odysseus is still trapped on the island of Ogygia with Calypso, the immortal nymph.
I am a sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island for seven years who am i?
You are the nymph Calypso, who held Odysseus captive on her island of Ogygia in the Odyssey for seven years before finally releasing him at the urging of the gods.
When The Odyssey opens Odysseus is?
Languishing on Ogygia, trapped by the nymph Calypso.
Why does circe want Odysseus to stay with her?
He wants Odysseus to be her lover and stay with her forever.
Who Imprisioned odysseus's men in a pig sty before becoming his lover?
The sorceress Circe turned Odysseus' men into pigs and locked them in the pig sty before becoming Odysseus' lover.
