You are nearly home, and can see the coast of Ithaca, when
Poseidon spots you and destroys your boat with a fearsome tempest.

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He leaves you for dead in the water – but you are still alive! Ino, a sea-nymph, gives you an enchanted scarf to protect you, and you swim for days until you reach land. You collapse, exhausted, and wake to the sound of laughter from maidens, who run in terror at the sight of your filthy, sea-weed covered body. All except one, a beautiful woman you think might be a goddess.