Shipwreck - Evan Moore

It was about the time when we came to the island, that Tiresias had previously warned me about, that my crew seemed desperate. They were desperate to mourn the deaths of their fellow crew mates and friends whose lives were taken from the dragon. I urged them the strength to keep going but as I suggested it one of my crew, Eurylochus, turned and spat at me, for he was tired and and wanted to mourn the deaths of his friends. Reluctantly I agreed to the crews demands as we docked our ship on the sun god's island. I did however, make them promise not to harm any of the cattle as Tiresias had warned me before. When we finally fell asleep in a cave we awoke to the sound of a raging storm. Eurylochus pointed out that if we had listened to me that would have been us in the middle of the storm. A month had passed and the storm did not show any signs of coming to a stop and our food supplies started diminishing, making the cattle much more difficult not to eat. I knew however if we were to eat the cattle our fates would be sealed to certain death. I decided to walk around the island to the one dry spot and made a fire. I sacrificed what little remained to the gods in hope to make the storm subside. I suddenly fell into a deep sleep. When I awoke the storm had passed and I was surprised to find my crew sitting around the fire, eating meat. It was then I noticed the two cow carcasses and knew they had sealed their fates. As we began our voyage it was long until Zeus struck down the ship and we were trapped in the whirlpool Cryptos. As we struggled I grabbed ahold of a fig tree branch to stay above the surface as I watched my men drown. I managed to escape and float on a piece of my ship for several days. It was then I reached the island of the nymph Calypso.  For 7 years Calypso tried to convince me to stay with her. She suggested that if I were to stay she would grant me immortality, though I refused. Reluctantly she gave me the tools necessary to build a raft and I was on my way home.