- The Gods yet again held a meeting to discuss the fate of Odysseus. Athena persuaded Zeus to intervene one the situation and he sent Hermes down to the island where Calypso is keeping Odysseus to let him free.
- When messenger god arrived, Calypso greeted him with great hospitaltiy. While they had a nice meal, they talked about Odysseus and how he was to be let go. Calypso was frustrated because she loved him and that the gods were being unfair. But he was forced to let him go because it was Zeus's wish.
- Calypso informed Odysseus of the news and suspicious at first, but then found that she was being sincere. Calypso was going to supply him with enough food and water for the journey, but that was all she could offer.
- While he was at sea, he had finally spotted land. But as his hopes were rising, Poseidon noticed him and realized what the other god had done. Then he brewed up a storm that almost killed Odysseus. Them, the God Ino saved his live by giving him a floaty. When Odysseus finally got to land, he finds a place where he will be safe and out of site, and passes out.
Book 6
- The same night that Odysseus found land, Athena went to the Phaiacian princess in her dreams and told her stop being to lazy and go to the river to do laundry. Also she would want to look good for all of the men.
- So the next day she and all her handmaids went out, striped, and did all the laundry. While they were waited they for their clothes to dry, they threw a ball around. Odysseus, naked himself, woke up and humbly asked for assistance. The princess left him alone to clean up, and Athena made him look very handsome, then the Princess began to fall in love with him.
- Because she didn't want to cause a scene, she gave Odysseus directions to the palace.
Book 7
- On his way to the palace, Odysseus is stopped by a little girl, who is really Athena in disguise. She offers to show him the palace and a mist that make it so the Phaeacians wouldn't recognize him. She also gives him advice to go to the Queen, Arete, to ask for help because she will know how to get him home.
- When they get to the castle, Athena returns to the Athens. Odysseus wonders around until he finds the queen and then throws himself at her. The kings suspects that he is a god, but then Odysseus confesses that he is only a mortal. After he explains his troubles, The queen promise that they will send him off in a ship the next day.
- Later that night, while the king, queen, and Odysseus were alone, Queen Nausicaa recognized the clothes he was wearing to be the ones that her daughters makes. She asked for further explanation and he told his story again. King Alcinous was so impressed with Odysseus's stories, he offers him his daughters hand in marriage.
Book 8
- The king held a meeting to se what they were going to do about Odysseus. A proposal was had that they would give him a ship to sail back to his home land. In the meantime, they were going to have a feast, and games in honor of Odysseus. A man named Demodocus sang about the feud between Odysseus and Achilles from Troy. Odysseus became sad from the memories and the king ended the feast and begins the games.
- Odysseus is asked to participate, and declines because of the hardships he has had to encounter as of late. A man by then name of Broadsea insults Odysseus which of course make him play. He wins the some of the events with ease, but when he challenges them to another sport of their choice, they can't come to a choice and go have a feast. After the feast a few of the men give Odysseus gifts for his journey home.
- At dinner that night the Odysseus asked the minstrel to sing of the Trojan horse, but again breaks down while he is sining. The king notices and asks Odysseus to at least tall him about himself.
Themes
- Hospitality
- Pride and arrogance
Characters
- Queen Arete
- Nausicaa
- King Alcinous
- Broadsea
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