Hermes
is the messenger of the gods and is often used by them to convey messages of great importance to
mortals such as Odysseus. In this case, the gods have decreed that our hero should be freed from
his captivity on the island of Ogygia and allowed to make his way back to Ithaca.
As an outward sign of his authority, Hermes wields an impressive-looking wand called a
caduceus, which consists of a short staff entwined by a couple of snakes and adorned with wings.
Hermes doesn't strictly use the caduceus when he rocks up on Ogygia; its mere presence is enough
to intimidate Calypso into conforming to the will of the gods. She takes one look at that big
old wand and realizes that the gods have a very important message for her, one that she must
obey to the letter. When she finds out what that message is, she's...
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