"the gods cast me up on Ogygia, Calypso’s island,
home of the dangerous nymph with glossy braids,
and the goddess took me in in all her kindness,
welcomed me warmly, cherished me, even vowed
to make me immortal, ageless, all my days –
but she never won the heart inside me, never."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 7, lines 292-297. Odysseus’ unshakable loyalty to his homeland is spelled out when he tells Arete the story of his time on Calypso’s island. Despite spending seven years on Ogygia, Calypso never won his heart, it remained in Ithaca. She even tempted him with the prize of immortality if he would be her husband, but he resisted that.