Show notes
In this episode, we will look at Book 5 and see Calypso, the Sweet Nymph first hand. We see Hermes the Wayfinder share the gods' decree, "let Odysseus go" and learn about Calypso's often omitted reubttal "double standard." From there, we see Odysseus and Calypso interact, learn of Calypso's vulnerable vanity, see Odysseus leave Ogygia on a puny raft, and witness him battle the sea and its master Poseidon for 20 days. He lands on Scheria and meets a princess, wins some games, and begins to tell his tale. In this episode, we also summarize the events of books 6, 7, and 8 with the help of SparkNotes.
Special thanks to these sources:
SparkNotes’ summaries on The Odyssey
Jill Dash’s Ted Ed Video “Everything You Need to Know About The Odyssey”
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