The Odyssey: Book 5 Flashcards
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Summary:
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Gods take council and send Hermes to ogygia to free Odysseus
Calypso is furious with the decision of the gods but agrees to set him free
Odysseus creates a raft and leaves encountering a storm caused by Poseidon
His raft is smashed to pieces but he collapses on land after an intervention from Athena and ino
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Themes:
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- role of immortals for good and evil
- heroism and characterisation of Odysseus
- action
- peril
- uncertainty
- beginnings of progress towards nostos (home coming)
- persistence
