Are Circe and Calypso the same person?
- Are Circe and Calypso the same person?
The two goddesses with whom Odysseus has extended affairs are similar in that Circe is a devastatingly beautiful goddess-enchantress and Calypso is a devastatingly beautiful goddess-nymph; but they contrast in their motives toward and treatment of Odysseus.
- Why did Odysseus sleep with Calypso?
unwilling lover alongside lover all too willing. Calypso forces Odysseus to sleep with her against his will. These lines encourage us to condemn the powerful goddess's abuse of the powerless Odysseus.