Odysseus, who had been ship-wrecked floated on to the island of Calypso on top of a wooden plank. Meanwhile, Ulysses who had been flooded by a dam in the valley where his "treasure" had been kept and floated out into safety a wooden piece of furniture. ... They came upon this island found a cave to rest in. ... He tells them that they will not find the treasure they are in the journey for. ... Odysseus had gone struk down by Poseidon God of the sea and landed upon and island of Calypso. ...

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When Calypso sends Odysseus away from her island, she gives him provisions, which he looses when his raft is destroyed by the storm. ... The railroad car, which they use to escape from prison, is similar to the raft; Odysseus uses to escape from his prison upon Calypso's island. ... What is also surprising is that Clooney actually plays the lead well, holding the audience to his every word and greased hair as he holds the film and leads this trio of trouble on their quest for treasure. Joining McGill as he escapes prison are Pete Hagwallop (John Turturro) and Delmar O'Donnell (Tim...

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The epic begins in Troy (in Asia Minor, across the Aegean Sea from modern-day Greece) and its shores in the Aegean Sea to the island of the Lotus-eaters; Polyphemus, a Cyclops; to the island of King Aeolus, God of the Wind; island of the beautiful sorceress, Circe; to the island of Persephone- Erebus- an earthly doorway to the underworld; to the island of the Sun; the place of the nymph Calypso; and the Kingdom of the Phaeacians. ... When Odysseus saw a flock in that island, he decided to search the island for supplies. ... Later, Odysseus stopped over an island to get some water. ... As they ...

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