After spending seven years being captured by Calypso. Calypso was deeply in love with Odysseus. However, She was convinced to release him by Odysseus' great-grandfather, the god of messenger, Hermes, who was sent by Zeus in order to satisfy Athena's wish. Odysseus builds up a ship and Calypso offered him with clothes, food and drink, When Poseidon realized that Odysseus was escaped, he flipped off the ship. But, Odysseus was helped by a veil given by the sea nymph Ino, Odysseus swam to Scherie, the island of the Phaeacians. He was naked and exhausted, he hided in a pile of leaves and falls asleep. The next morning, awakened by the laughter of girls, he sees the young Nausicaa, who has gone to the seashore with her maids to wash clothes after Athena told her in a dream to do so. He appeals to her for help. She encourages him to seek the hospitality of her parents, Arete and Alcinous, or Alkinous. Odysseus is welcomed and is not at first asked for his name. He remains for several days, takes part in a pentathlon, and hears the blind singer Demodocus perform two narrative poems. The first is an otherwise obscure incident of the Trojan War, the "Quarrel of Odysseus and Achilles"; the second is the amusing tale of a love affair between two Olympian gods, Ares and Aphrodite. Finally, Odysseus asks Demodocus to return to the Trojan War theme and tell of the Trojan Horse, a stratagem in which Odysseus had played a leading role. Unable to hide his emotion as he relives this episode, Odysseus at last reveals his identity. He then begins to tell the story of his return from Troy. (Article from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey)
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