It is then revealed that Odysseus was being help captive by the nymph Calypso on the island of Ogygia, and after escaping he ...

Of course, the sea god Poseidon had it in for Odysseus. Roth makes clear, however, that even without being turned into swine, spending seven years with the wrong woman (see Calypso) and the sea ...

Only in Book 5 do we meet Odysseus himself. And he’s not battling monsters—he’s weeping on a beach. Trapped for seven years on the island of Ogygia, held by the nymph Calypso, he’s been ...

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Scylla: Scylla is a six-headed monster who eats some of Odysseus’ men. Charybdis: Charybdis is a monstrous whirlpool that destroys boats and drowns sailors. Calypso: Calypso is a sea nymph who ...