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HOMER TELLS US THAT ODYSSEUS spent seven years on the island of Ogygia pmmg for his home, a prisoner of the beautiful nymph Calypso. Through the intervention of the goddess Athena he is finally allowed to leave. At sea he encounters a fierce storm and the boat which he has built to make his escape is wrecked. Exhausted and naked, Odysseus swims to the shore of the land of the Phaeacians, which is ruled by the good King Alcinous. Alcinous grants Odysseus protection and hospitality, even staging a banquet in his honour. The famous bard Demodocus is present, and when everyone has had their fill of food and drink, Demodocus sings. Odysseus listens to his song and weeps.
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Bicknell, J. (2009). The Tears of Odysseus. In: Why Music Moves Us. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230233836_1
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