Summary
Who was Odysseus trapped with?
Calypso
This goddess sided with Odysseus and convinced Zeus to let him return home.
Athena
The actions we seen Odysseus doing on Calypso's island at the beginning of the story.
Weeping and Crying
Who gave the final authority to release Odysseus
Zeus
How did Calypso help Odysseus get home?
She gave him resources to build a raft
This is Odysseus' fate destined by Zeus, despite Calypso's desire to keep him.
That he returns home to Ithaca
Calypso offers this to Odysseus if he stays with her.
Immortality
Who starts the storm that destroys Odysseus' raft?
Poseidon
Who was enraged by Odysseus' parting from Calypso's island?
Poseidon
Calypso believes this when Hermes tells her that Odysseus must return home.
Unfair
Why doesn't Odysseus use the veil immediately and begin swimming
He believes he's getting tricked by the gods
Who is the sea nymph that held Odysseus captive in her Island
Calypso
Which nymph saved Odysseus?
Ino
Odysseus, during a terrible storm, wished he had died here instead.
Troy
This is his homeland, which he misses very much.
Ithaca
Who convinced Zeus to let Odysseus return home
Athena
Where did Odysseus land?
Scheria
Fate determined these people will bring him home.
The Phaecians
Why did Odysseus refuse Immortal life with Calypso to return to mortal life on Ithaca?
He deeply wants to return to his home and family.
Who delivered the news to Calypso that Odysseus must return home
Hermes