Connection to The Odyssey

         Calypso's island is very important in The Odyssey. After Odyseus is lost at sea and his ship is wrecked, he drifts onto Calypso's island. Calypso was a nymph who wished to marry Odyseus. She kept him on her island for seven years with the offer that if he stayed, she would make him immortal. Odyseus resisted for he dearly missed his wife, Penelope, and his home on Ithica. With the help of Zues and Hermes, Odyseus is able to leave Calypso's island with a new ship, bread, and wine.