Book 5

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Book 5
Hermes tells Calypso to let Odysseus go.
Calypso's island
Presented as an idealist paradise. Representative of pre-civilisation.
Calypso
Nymph who prevents Odysseus from leaving Ogygia, her island for several years. Daughter of Atlas.
Hermes' Homeric epithet
The Giant Killer
What does Calypso say to Hermes?
She is outraged that goddesses are never allowed to take a mortal consort even though male gods do it all the time.
What does Hermes tell Calypso? 
Zeus has ordered her to let Odysseus go.
What is Hermes the god of?
Messengers, theives, and travellers.
What does Calypso offer Odysseus if her chooses to stay with her on Ogygia?
Immortality and marriage.
Why is Calypso a threat to Odysseus' nostos?
Being with a goddess would give great kleos, and he would become an immortal himself.
How does Odysseus leave Ogygia?
A magic raft.
Why does Odysseus chose to leave?
He wants to see his wife and son again.
How is Odysseus initially introduced?
He's crying on a beach in Ogygia.
What was the ancient attitude to men crying?
They thought it was good because it showed great emotion and regret.
What does Poseidon do when he sees Odysseus leaving Ogygia? 
Summons a storm.
What is Poseidon's epithet?
Lord of the Earthquake, the Earthshaker.
How does Calypso show Xenia?
She offers Hermes a feast and gives Odysseus clothing, weaponry and passage off her island.
How does Calypso violate xenia?
She prevents Odysseus from leaving when he wants to.
Who takes pity on Odysseus in the storm after Ogygia?
The sea nymph Ino.
How is Ino described?
'of the slim ankles, who was once a woman speaking like ourselves'.
What does Odysseus say to Ino?
He refuses her help and choses to stay clinging to the planks of wood of the magic raft.
How does Odysseus end up in Scheria?
Athene stops the winds of Poseidon's storm so Odysseus can swim to land.
How does Odysseus escape from the sea?
He swims up a river and prays to the god of the river to show him xenia.