Odyssey Book #5

Front

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

Back

Calypso is to free Odysseus

Front

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

Back

Immortality

Front

What is the great warrior, Odysseus, doing when we first meet him?

Back

Crying, longing for home

Front

Calypso, once representing a challenge for Odysseus on his Hero's Journey, now represents his helper when she:

• Weaves him a tapestry to take back to Ithaca
• Offers him Ambrosia and honey
• Promises him a raft and supplies to help him return to Ithaca
• Refuses to allow him to leave her island

Back

Promises him a raft and supplies to help him return to Ithaca

Front

What happens to Odysseus after he leaves Calypso's island?

Back

His raft is destroyed by a storm Poseidon sends

Front

How does Odysseus show that he is clever when he evades Calypso's questions about why he still loves Penelope in Book 5?

Back

By comparing Penelope to other mortals and focusing on the concept of "home."

Front

Why is Calypso upset at Zeus' order?

Back

They have double standards

Front

According to podcast episode 7 and discussions in class, Book 1 and Book 5 happen...

Back

with Book 1 and Book 5 happening, mostly, at the same time

Front

How does Calypso calling Odysseus "Oh forlorn man" characterize him?

Back

He is desolate and miserable because he misses home

Front

Why could Odysseus not leave Calypso's island?

Back

Poseidon the god of the sea would try and hurt him