Athena begs Zeus to help odysseus so he sends his messanger Hermes Calypso's island and tells her she needs to let Odysseus go. Calypso and Odysseus build a raft and make sure that he has food and water to last him. He thens sets out on the fifth day everything is fine until Posiedon returns from hanging out at the end of the world and isn't happy to see Odysseus has set sail. Posiedon then sends a strom towards Odysseus making his boat sink and almost drowning him. Ino the Queen of the Sea then comes up to help Odyssus, she gives him her veil and tells him to swim. He then reaches shore prays to the river god that he can get some sleep, and goes and lays in some bushes.
Athena is in the place were Odysseus has crash landed and goes over to princess Nausikaa. She enters the girls dream as her friend and tells her that she needs to think about getting married. Then when Nausikaa goes down to the river to wash her clothes she finds Odysseus. He tells her his story and she decideds to help him. Nausikaa tells Odysseus about her people and takes him into to town were it all depends on the Queens anwser. So he wates out side in the garden and prays to Ahtena.
Odysseus is disguised in a cold of sea mist so no one can see him wander the streets. He meets up with Athena who is dressed as child and asks the little girl for directions. The little girl leads Odysseus to the palace and tells him about the land and the ruling family. The Queen is Arete and the King is Alkinoos. Odysseus gets to the palace and hugs the Queens knees, the mist then disappears and everyone shocked. Everyone begins to serve Odysseus and they all ask if he is a god, he tells them that he is not. When Queen Arete asks why he has her daughters clothes on he doesnt really know how to explain it to her. King Alkinoos offers Nausikaas hand in marriage, but Osysseus says no and thats okay cause the Kings men will take him home.
They King oreders his men to get the ship ready to take Odysseus home. Later they have a banquet and play games and tell stories.
Characters: Alkinoos, Arete, Nausikaa
Themes: Hospitallity and loyalty
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