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Summary:  (Juliette)
-Goddess Athene and Zeuz send the messenger Hermes to Nmph Calypso -Calypso is ordered to let Odysseus go, but he had to build his own raft -Poseidon attempted to make Odysseus' journey a difficult one -The goddess Ino tries to protect him with a special veil -Eventually Athene intervenes and helps him arrive at a shore

Major Themes: (Melissa)
1.Justice 2.Loyalty 3.Hospitality 4.Homeric Simile 5.Homeric Hero

Locations Traveled: (Paiton)
Odysseus is at Calypso's Island in the beginning of the chapter and it is where he has been trapt for twenty years.

Study Guide Questions:
What is happening at the beginning of this chapter? (Tori) Zeus, Athena and Hermes are talking about Odysseus, the Suitors

What message does Hermes have to deliver to Calypso? (Tori) To tell Odysseus that he needs to set sail for home, to built his own ship by himself

What is Odysseus doing when Hermes arrives? (Tori) Crying

What is the “aegis”? (Tori) Goat skin, protection/weapon

Why is Calypso upset? (Ari) Male gods could love anyone but for goddesses it was different.

What does she instruct Odysseus to do? (Ari) She wants Odysseus to leave her island because he is always sad and crying because he misses his home.

Why is Odysseus suspicious of her instructions? (Ari) He knows that the water is too treacherous to travel in an unstable raft in so he thinks she might be plotting other mischievous acts against him.

What does Odysseus do the next day? (Ari) He chopped down trees to build his raft.

How many days does Odysseus sail before Poseidon finds him? (Donna) 18 days

What does Poseidon do to Odysseus? (Donna) Sends large waves

Who witnesses this? (Donna) Ino

What does she do to help Odysseus? (Donna) Gives him a veil

How does Athene help? <span style="color: rgb(29,24,247);">(Micaela) <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> She calmed down the storm and told him to hold a rock

What happens when he gets to the shore? <span style="color: rgb(29,24,247);">(Micaela) He got stuck and Athene helped him get out and then he went to sleep