Without the help of goddesses and gods such as Zeus, Hermes, Athena, Ino, and Circe Odysseus would never have reached home at all. ... Zeus does this a few times in the book, to give his advice or if asked for help from Athena. ... Odysseus and Circe may get off to a rocky start but by the end of Odysseus's stay Circe truly does love him. ... When then men finally decide they are going to leave the island Circe is more than willing to help get them on their way and tell them precisely what to do to get home. ... With Athena's shape shifting and idea suggestions they really helped...

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• Grade Level: High School

One could argue, though, that Odysseus did give in to the goddesses by bedding them. ... Finally, the modern god would not need to ask the opinion of the human because his omniscience would already give him the opinion. ... Many of us Olympians have had to make the best of what men do, and we have brought much trouble upon one another. ... But on numerous occasions, other gods were present to help the hero survive. ... When Odysseus fell into the sea after departing from Calypso's island, Ino, a sea nymph, gave him an enchanted scarf to aid his directional sense. ...

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Odysseus, soon realized that killing him asleep would do no good since the mouth of the cave was still inescapable. ... Then, with the help of his companions took a sharp pole and rammed it into his large eye, blinding him instantaneously. ... What Odysseus was about to encounter next would be a very difficult task. ... Back from his trip, Poseidon, saw Odysseus floating in the ocean and felt compelled to drown him, which he almost did, if it was not for the goddess Ino, who had spared him a magic veil. ... The next morning he was awoken by maidens playing ball after doing the wash. ...

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• Grade Level: High School