Gildenmyth
The Sleeping Almanac
Odysseus Leaves Calypso on a Raft · The Odyssey
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Welcome to The Sleeping Almanac. Tonight the long stay on the island of Calypso ends, the gods in the high air decide the wanderer may go home at last, and he builds a raft with his own hands and sails alone by the stars. The sea has one more storm to send, and a kind goddess a veil to save him, before a gentle river carries him to rest on a bed of leaves under two olive trees. A calm, hopeful telling for sleep, calm enough to drift to and rich enough to stay awake for if you choose.
Close your eyes. Let the fire on the beach burn low. There is nothing to do now but listen and rest.
Chapters
- 0:00Welcome and the Singer at the Fire
- 4:33Chapter One: The Island Where Time Lay Down
- 12:45Chapter Two: The Man at the Shore
- 21:32Chapter Three: The Council in the High Air
- 27:55Chapter Four: The God on the Wide Water
- 36:53Chapter Five: The Choice Offered Once More
- 45:46Chapter Six: The Axe and the Trees
- 54:44Chapter Seven: The Stars on His Left Hand
- 1:04:03Chapter Eight: The Sea Remembers
- 1:12:45Chapter Nine: The River's Welcome
- 1:18:58Chapter Ten: The Bed of Leaves
- 1:24:07Chapter Eleven: The Dream Sent to a Princess
- 1:28:29Chapter Twelve: Goodnight and the Bed of Leaves Under the Two Olives
This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.