The Odyssey Questions Book 5: Does Odysseus strike you as heroic when we see him for the first time
Book 5
- Does Odysseus strike you as heroic when we see him for the first time in this book? Explain.
- What god travels to Ogygia to tell Calpyso to release Odysseus, and how is this god associated in mythology with the Underworld?
- Is there any indication that Calpyso resents the interference by male gods in her love life?
- Does anything that happens to Odysseus on his journey show that Circe represented a threat to him even after he left her island?
