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  2. Calypso (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Calypso (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ p s oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ, romanized: Kalupsō, lit. 'she who conceals') [ 1 ] was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia , where, according to Homer 's Odyssey , she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will.

  3. Ogygia - Wikipedia

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    Calypso Cave in Xagħra, Gozo.According to Maltese tradition this was the cave of Calypso and Odysseus. A long-standing tradition begun by Euhemerus in the late 4th century BC and supported by Callimachus, [2] endorsed by modern Maltese tradition, identifies Ogygia with the island of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago.

  4. Ogygia Island - Wikipedia

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    Ogygia Island (Bulgarian: остров Огигия, romanized: ostrov Ogygia, IPA: [ˈɔstrof oˈɟiɟjɐ]) is the 420 m long in west-east direction and 70 m wide rocky island separated by a 110 m wide passage from Hall Peninsula on the east side of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands.

  5. List of calypsos with sociopolitical influences - Wikipedia

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  6. Calypso (nymphs) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Calypso (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ p s oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ Kalypso means 'she who conceals' or 'like the hidden tide' [1]) [2] is the name of several nymphs, the most well known being: Calypso, the nymph who, in Homer's Odyssey, kept Odysseus with her on her island of Ogygia for seven years. [3]

  7. Calypso music - Wikipedia

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    Calypso in the Caribbean includes a range of genres, including benna in Antigua and Barbuda; mento, a style of Jamaican folk music that greatly influenced ska, the precursor to rocksteady, and reggae; spouge, a style of Barbadian popular music; Dominica cadence-lypso, which mixed calypso with the cadence of Haiti; and soca music, a style of ...

  8. Lord Nelson (calypsonian) - Wikipedia

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    Nelson's personal style derived from calypso, but also from the American music he heard every day, adding some funk to his Caribbean hits like "La La Jam Back" and "King Liar". While he was not the first to make soca music, he found a great deal of popularity, and won the title of Uncrowned King in a competition for off-island artists at ...

  9. Chalkdust - Wikipedia

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    He is a nine-time winner of Trinidad's Calypso Monarch competition, most recently in 2017. Chalkdust's winning song performances for these most acclaimed Calypso Crowns are: 1976 *("No Smut For Me" and "Ah Put On Meh Guns Again"); 1977 ("My Way Of Protest" and "Shango Vision"); 1981 ("Ah Can't Make" and "My Kind of Worry"); 1989 ("Chauffeur Wanted" and "Carnival Is The Answer"); 1993 ("Kaiso ...