Odysseus comes to the goddess Calypso's island, Ogygia, after Zeus destroys his ship and leaves him and his men shipwrecked (Zeus' action was punishment for Odysseus' men sacrificing the sacred cattle which belonged to the sun god, Helios). Odysseus wants to go home to Ithaca, where he is king, and where his family (wife Penelope and son Telemachus) resides. However, Calypso quickly falls in love with Odysseus and refuses to let him leave. She desires...
Odysseus comes to the goddess Calypso's island, Ogygia, after Zeus destroys his ship and leaves him and his men shipwrecked (Zeus' action was punishment for Odysseus' men sacrificing the sacred cattle which belonged to the sun god, Helios). Odysseus wants to go home to Ithaca, where he is king, and where his family (wife Penelope and son Telemachus) resides. However, Calypso quickly falls in love with Odysseus and refuses to let him leave. She desires to marry him and make him immortal. She imprisons him for seven years, hoping to weaken his resolve and change his mind. Thankfully for Odysseus, Athena has compassion on him and convinces Zeus to tell Calypso to let Odysseus leave her island and make the journey home to Greece.
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