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Response: I feel very sorry for Odysseus and the fact he was stranded on the island with Calypso for almost 7 years. I feel sorry because he had no supplies or anything to build a way home. Calypso was in love with him and didn't ever tell him a way to get home. After being on the island for so long, Zeus finally tells Hermes to tell Calypso he may leave by telling Hermes "Go tell that ringleted nymph it is my will to let that patient man Odysseus go home" (5.32-33). Once Zeus' message was told to her she finally explained to Odysseus that he could leave by saying "You poor man. You can stop grieving now and pining away. I'm sending you home" (5.159-160). It took around four days to craft his boat to sail him home. I think he felt very happy

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