The Odyssey - Book 5 Characters

Hermes: the messenger god, is sent to Calypso from Zeus to tell her that she needs to let Odysseus go
Calypso: the nymph that captured Odysseus on her island, Odysseus sets sail from there in this book
Ino: Cadmus's daughter, once human but now lives in the sea, helped Odysseus get to land during Poseidon's storm