Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids S8E2 - You Odyssey This: Beach Party Gone Wrong
Apr 28, 2023
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Odysseus' Seven-Year Captivity
- Odysseus was held captive by the nymph Calypso for seven years on the island of Ojigia.
- Although offered immortality, he refused and longed to return to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus.
Athena's Ironic Defense
- Athena ironically argued that kind and wise mortals like Odysseus should be punished by the gods.
- This was a clever rhetorical strategy to defend him and sway the Olympians' opinion.
Hermes Announces Release to Odysseus
- Hermes announces to Odysseus that Zeus has decreed his release from Calypso's island after seven years.
- Odysseus reacts emotionally, overwhelmed by the news and his long captivity.