... much more human goddess. She shows human feelings and is warm and affectionate towards Odysseus and jealous of Penelope. She acts as a good contrast to Circe. He then builds a raft with tools from Calypso and with food and drink, clothes and wind in the sail all from the nymph, Odysseus sets sail. From here on in we see why he is called 'resourceful'. As in Book 4 we leant of his endurance and deception. On his way back from Ethiopia, Poseidon decides to punish Odysseus more for the blinding of his son, Polyphemus, the Cyclops. He creates a terrible storm with the strongest winds. He is shipwrecked and about to drown when Ino tells him to remove his heavy clothing and gives him a magic cloth that will protect him should he need it. As he floats on the remainder of his raft, Athene controls the wind to the god-loved Phaeacians ...

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