Would you trade eternal youth and a paradise island just to grow old and die at home?

In this episode of our epic mythology series, we explore one of the most psychological and poignant chapters of Homer's The Odyssey: Odysseus’s seven-year captivity on the mythical island of Ogygia, home to the beautiful nymph-goddess Calypso.

For nearly a decade, Calypso offered Odysseus everything a mortal could ever dream of: absolute luxury, divine love, and the ultimate gift of immortality. Yet, every single day, the hero of Troy sat on the rocky shores of the island, weeping and staring at the barren sea, aching for his mortal wife Penelope and his rocky home of Ithaca.

Discover the deep philosophy behind Odysseus's choice, the divine intervention of  ...