The Odyssey: Book 5

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What message has Hermes come to Calypso's Island to deliver?

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Calypso must free Odysseus.

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What offer does Calypso make Odysseus to get him to stay with her?

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Immortality.

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What is Odysseus doing when we first meet him on Calypso's Island?

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Crying, thinking of his home.

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What does Odysseus do once he gets to the Island of Scheria?

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Makes a bed in an olive tree.

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How does Calypso become a helper for Odysseus?

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Promises him a raft and tools to help him return to Ithaca.

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Who is Hermes in the context of The Odyssey?

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The messenger of the gods.

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What is the significance of Calypso's Island in Odysseus's journey?

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It represents a place of temptation and delay in his return home.

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What does Odysseus's longing for home symbolize?

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The theme of nostalgia and the human desire for belonging.

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What role does fate play in Odysseus's journey?

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Fate is a guiding force that ultimately leads him back to Ithaca.

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What does Calypso's offer of immortality suggest about her character?

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It highlights her desire to possess Odysseus and her loneliness.

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