Trapped on Calypso's island, Odysseus tries to escape and make his way back home to Ithaca. Odysseus, the hero, scans the horizon of the sea. At Athena's request, Zeus sends Hermes to order the goddess to release Odysseus. Calypso uwilling to cooperate, eventually agrees to let him go, but not before temping him one last time, this time with the promise of inmortality. Odysseus builds a raft and sets sail, but Poseidon raises a storm and wrecks the raft. Odysseus lands on the island of Scheria and Athena quietly seals his eyes, and lets him rest on a pile of leaves
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Calypso, The sweet nypmph |