Telemachus
Zeus's law tells us to treat strangers as we be treated because they might be gods in disguise. I think we've established Antinius, that you are not a god.
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Telemachus Just don't try to give her any false hope. She has some way of knowing whether a someone has actually seen Odysseus. [referring to Eumaeus] You see that man? He can't see much anymore, but that doesn't stop him beating travelers to death in exchange for lies about my father.
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Calypso You're a man who needs to control his fate. But you cannot control this. You must give yourself to the storm, give yourself to Poseidon. And take your punishment. Give up the fight, give up control and live. It is a leap of faith you haven't yet made, Odysseus.
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