Book 5 Calypso and the raft
Hermes brings Zeus' word, the raft breaks up, and Ino gives her veil.
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Which god carries Zeus' word to Calypso?
Answer Hermes
Hermes goes down to Ogygia with the message.
SourceBook 5, lines 85-89Easy
How many days does he sail the raft before Poseidon sees him?
Answer Seventeen days
He sails seventeen days, and on the eighteenth land appears.
SourceBook 5, lines 275-279Deep
Which goddess gives Odysseus her veil in the storm?
Answer Ino Leucothea
Ino Leucothea hands him her immortal veil.
SourceBook 5, lines 330-334Deep
Which god smashes the raft?
Answer Poseidon
Poseidon raises the waves and breaks the raft apart.
SourceBook 5, lines 365-369Easy
How long is he adrift after the raft breaks up?
Answer Two nights and two days
For two nights and two days he drifts on the swell.
SourceBook 5, lines 385-389Medium
The text behind the questions
Questions cover facts stated in Homer's Odyssey, worded by us. No translation is reproduced here. Book and line refer to the Greek line numbering, located in a public-domain English translation.