Meneláos greets them, speaks of his travels, and regrets his comrades at Troy.

Helen names Telémachos; all mourn Odysseus; Helen tells a story of him.

Meneláos tells tales of Odysseus and of his own travels and what he learned.

With his daughter’s help, Proteus is captured and tells Meneláos what to do.

Proteus talks of Agamemnon and Odysseus; Meneláos returns to Egypt.

The suitors decide to ambush Telémachos; Medon tells Penelope he left.

Penelope scolds her maids; the suitors set their ambush; Penelope sleeps.

Obeying Zeus, Hermes orders Kalÿpso to free Odysseus, who weeps by the sea.

Kalÿpso complains but obeys and tells Odysseus; he exacts an oath of her.

She helps him build a raft-boat; he departs; Poseidon raises a storm.