Summary: Responding to a listener email, author Jacke Wilson takes a deeper look at one of the Odyssey’s most famous passages. Why does Odysseus leave Calypso, and what does it tell us about Homer and his genius? And is it fair to compare Achilles and Odysseus with Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny?<br> <a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F3a-odysseus-leaves-calypso%2F&t=3A%20Odysseus%20Leaves%20Calypso&s=100&p%5Burl%5D=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F3a-odysseus-leaves-calypso%2F&p%5Bimages%5D%5B0%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F11%2Fhistory-of-literature-for-fb-db.png%3Ffit%3D1200%252C630&p%5Btitle%5D=3A%20Odysseus%20Leaves%20Calypso" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F3a-odysseus-leaves-calypso%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-google_plus nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Google+" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F3a-odysseus-leaves-calypso%2F" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-reddit nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Reddit" href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F3a-odysseus-leaves-calypso%2F&title=3A%20Odysseus%20Leaves%20Calypso" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-pinterest nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Pin it with Pinterest" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F3a-odysseus-leaves-calypso%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F11%2Fhistory-of-literature-for-fb-db.png%3Ffit%3D1200%252C630&description=3A%20Odysseus%20Leaves%20Calypso" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Linkedin" href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F3a-odysseus-leaves-calypso%2F&title=3A%20Odysseus%20Leaves%20Calypso" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox" rel="nofollow" title="Share by email" href="mailto:?subject=3A%20Odysseus%20Leaves%20Calypso&body=Hey%20check..."></a>
