Calypso's Response To Zeus In The Odyssey

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In Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, Calypso’s response to Zeus’ demand of releasing Odysseus sheds some light on the unfair double standard of goddesses loving mortal men. Calypso accuses the gods, and even the maiden goddesses, of being jealous when goddesses mate with mortal men, despite the fact that they mate with mortal women constantly with no remorse. For Example, when Calypso captures Odysseus and holds him on her island, Ogygia, for nearly eight years, she becomes outraged when Zeus demands that she releases him. Calypso feels as though the gods are unreasonably scandalized solely because she “keep[s] [Odysseus] beside her” after “welcom[ing] him warmly” into her home and “cherish[ing]“ him (Homer 5.132-150). Calypso is upset because