company were lost, but him the waves carried thither. Now,
therefore, send him home with what speed thou mayest; for it is
not fated that he should die away from his friends. He shall see
again the high roof of his home and his native country."

It vexed Calypso much to hear this, for she would fain have kept
Ulysses with her always, and she said:--

"Ye gods are always jealous when a goddess loves a mortal man. And
as for Ulysses, did not I save him when Zeus had smitten his ship
with a thunderbolt, and all his comrades had perished? And now let
him go--if it pleases Zeus. Only I cannot send him, for I have
neither ship nor rowers. Yet will I willingly teach him how he may
safely return."

And Hermes said, "Do this thing speedily, lest Zeus be wroth with
thee."

So he departed. And Calypso went seeking Ulysses, and found him on
the shore of the sea, looking out over the waters, and weeping,
for he was weary of his life, so much did he desire to see Ithaca
again. She stood by him and said:--

"Weary not for thy native country, nor waste thyself with tears.
If thou wilt go, I will speed thee on thy way. Take, therefore,
thine axe and cut thee beams, and join them together, and make a
deck upon them, and I will give thee bread and water and wine, and
clothe thee also, so that thou mayest return safe to thy native
country, for the gods will have it so."