Nostos

Nostos: desire to return to your homeland (root for nostalgia)

Odysseus’s nostos is essential to remind him to try get home, but things get in the way of his nostos during the wonderings.

Nostos moments

• Lotus-Eaters give the crew lotus fruit which makes them forget their nostos

• The crew open the windbag when they’re so close to Ithaca

• Crew has to remind Odysseus to leave Aeaea after a year

• Odysseus gets trapped on Ogygia for 7 years