500167 Hermes Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus, c.1670 (oil on canvas) by Lairesse, Gerard de (1640-1711); 118.5x140 (framed) 91.4x113.7 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The goddess Calypso held the Greek hero Odysseus captive for seven years while he tried to return home from the Trojan War. Although showered with luxuries, Odysseus longed for his home and family, so the Olympian gods finally allowed his freedom. Here, the god Hermes swoops down to free Odysseus, entwined in Calypso??? embrace. ); Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund; French, out of copyright.