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In the 13th book of __The Odyssey__, it starts in the Island of Phaiákia, where Odysseus has just finished telling the story of how he arrived to the Island. This exactly starts when he tells the people of the “town” that it is time to leave the island and return to his wife and son. Alkinoös, gathers a crew of sailors to accompany Odysseus in his journey back home, and also gives many of the Island’s treasure for him to keep, “… garments are folded for our guests and friend in the smooth chest, gold in various shaping of adornments… let each man add his tripod and deep-bellied cauldron” (pg 229).This shows the hospitality of the people. Finally, Odysseus departs from Phaiákia and sets his way home. In the other side of the story, Poseidon is speaking to Zeus and he is complaining about how easy it was for Odysseus to leave the island so rich and with many gifts. Zeus tells him to “Act as your wrath requires and you will” (pg 234). And he lets him turn into a stone the ship of the Phaiákias, as soon as he sees it. This was a prophecy that was told long time ago by Alkinoös father, and was becoming true.
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Meanwhile in Ithaka, Odysseus woke up with his treasure but doesn’t recognize Ithaka, because grey-eyed Athena has covered it with mist. Odysseus curses the Phaiákians for leaving him in this “strange” island, until Athena comes as the figure of a young man, a shepherd. Immediately, Odysseus speaks to the Athena; his cleverness is seen through the way he speaks to Athena because he always tries to trick her. She is impressed in the way he responds to her, always hiding his true identity and tricking her to tell something. Athena was there to lock Odysseus’s treasure in a cave, and transform Odysseus into an old person so no one recognizes him, so he can hide in the hut of a swineherd while she tells Telemachus to return.