In Book 5, after Poseidon wrecks the raft, the goddess Ino rises from the sea and gives Odysseus her veil, telling him to bind it around his chest and swim. When he reaches land he must return it to the water. The object is a temporary divine loan that has textile reality.
— Material culture —
A fine textile (krēdemnon / veil or scarf) given by the sea-goddess Ino Leucothea. Bound around the chest so a drowning man can reach land; afterward thrown back into the sea. Material must feel otherworldly yet still be fabric — sea-wet, clinging or billowing, not modern synthetic sheen.
Books (Butler): 5
Epithet: The divine krēdemnon