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Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine (Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

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The Return of Odysseus to the Isle of Calypso

Odysseus is washed ashore on the island of Calypso, a sort of middle-aged nymph. He lives with Calypso for seven years before Hermes comes and says he must go home to Penelope. Poseidon wrecks Odysseus's little boat in an attempt to avenge his son Polyphemus who was killed by Cyclops. The threshold crossing into the plunge is difficult enough, but coming back out and integrating with life is something else again.

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