Answer :
She doesnt really help him. She is commanded that she let him go by
Hermes. Odysseus builds his own little raft, which is pretty impressive
for someone who isn't a carpenter, and sails away. She does give him
food and clothes, but the food gets destroyed by a storm sent by
Poseidon; and the clothes that she gave him would have made him drown if
it werent for a little divine intervention.
