Island

Ulysses learnt that she was Kalypso, queen of Ogygia, famed throughout the whole world for her beauty and her enchanting songs. While the Greek warrior relaxed in her idyllic domain he recounted the adventures of his voyages after ten years fighting in the Trojan war. He also expressed his desire to return to his homeland, the island of Ithaca, where his wife Penelope and his son Telamon awaited him. The Nymph seemed not to hear the request and spoke at length about herself and the island she ruled where everyone was her subject.

When Kalypso thought it was the right moment she asked Ulysses to stay with her permanently.  She promised him the kingship of the island as well as eternal youth and happiness. But Ulysses insisted on his desire to return to Ithaca, upon which Kalypso wept passionately, imploring him to stay with her for at least a few days. Her tears did not weaken his resolve; he was determined to sail home. But how? When he returned to the coast he discovered that his ship almost a total wreck and he remembered that all his crew were lost at sea. Kalypso, flushed with jealousy, refused to provide a new ship for him.