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After his men disobeyed his orders and killed and ate Helio's sheep, Zeus punished them by destroying their ship, leaving only Odysseus as Survivor. After drifting in the sea awhile, he came to the island which was owned by the nymph, Calypso. He and Calypso engaged in a seven-year long love affair, until he was permitted to build a ship and head home.
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∙ 9y agoAfter his men disobeyed his orders and killed and ate Helio's sheep, Zeus punished them by destroying their ship, leaving only Odysseus as Survivor. After drifting in the sea awhile, he came to the island which was owned by the nymph, Calypso. He and Calypso engaged in a seven-year long love affair, until he was permitted to build a ship and head home.
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What island does Odysseus end up on after he escapes Scylla and Charybdis?
Odysseus ends up at calypsos island where he is standed there for seven years. There he meets the immortal calypso and fatally falls for her just as she falls for him. She keeps him on her island by not giving him the tools he needs to make a raft.
What island was Odysseus washed up on?
Odysseus washes up on several islands including the island of the Phaecians, Scheria, and the island of Calypso, Ogygia.
What island did Odysseus get blown to after they opened the bag?
Odysseus ends up back at Aeoli, the island of Aeolus, keeper of the winds and son of Hippotas.
How did calypso meet Odysseus?
He was washed up on the shore of her island.
What happens after Odysseus men eat the lotus plant?
Odysseus' have no desire for home any longer and just want to stay on the island. Odysseus has to tie them up and drag them out of the island.
Which god or goddess intervenes to help Odysseus wake up on the island of Phaeacia?
Athena
How did Odysseus and his men end up back in aeolia?
because when odysseus was sleeping his men opened up the back of wind and it pushed them back to Aeolia
Why does Odysseus mother end up in Hades?
She died, it is where the dead go.
What god or goddess intervenes to help Odysseus wake up on the island if pheacia?
The goddess Athena intervenes to help Odysseus wake up on the island of Phaeacia. She does this so he can meet the Phaeacians and seek their assistance in returning to Ithaca.
What did Aeolus give to Odysseus when he left his island?
Aeolus bottled up all winds but the west winds and put them in an ox-hide bag for Odysseus.
When does Hermes help Odysseus?
Hermes helps Odysseus at the end of his 7-years on Ogygia with Calypso, and just before he meets up with Circe.
Who is Hyperion in Ulysses?
He is the sun god, his island is Thrinacia on which Odysseus' men eat Hyperion's sacred cattle. This causes Hyperion to ask Zeus to shipwreck Odysseus, and so he is washed up on Calypso's island, where he stays for 7 years.
