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Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous; Odysseus on the Island of the Phaecians; The Odyssey (painting) S. ... Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso; U. Ulysses and the ...
Odysseus and Calypso in the caves of Ogygia. Painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568–1625). Ogygia (/ oʊ ˈ dʒ ɪ dʒ i ə /; Ancient Greek: Ὠγυγίη, romanized: Ōgygíē [ɔːɡyɡíɛː], or Ὠγυγία Ōgygíā [ɔːɡyɡíaː]) is an island mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas.
Odysseus and Calypso 1882 oil on mahogany 103.5 × 149.8 Kunstmuseum Basel: Sacred Grove 1882 oil on canvas 105 × 150.6 Kunstmuseum Basel: Playing in the Waves 1883 oil on canvas 180 × 238 Neue Pinakothek, Munich In the Sea 1883 oil on wood 86.5 × 115 Art Institute of Chicago: Isle of the Dead. 3rd version 1883 oil on wood 80 × 150
This painting and Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso were painted for Monsignor Onorato Caetani (1742-1797) . They show scenes from the French novel The Adventures of Telemachus published by François Fénelon in 1699, and based on the story of Telemachus, son of Odysseus. [1] [2] [3]
This painting and The Sorrow of Telemachus were painted for Monsignor Onorato Caetani (1742-1797) . They show scenes from the French novel The Adventures of Telemachus published by François Fénelon in 1699, and based on the story of Telemachus , son of Odysseus .
Hermes Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus (1670) is a painting by Gerad de Lairesse shows the god Hermes intervening & forcing Calypso to free Odysseus from her island. Xenia is an important theme in Homer's Odyssey. Every household in the epic is seen alongside xenia: Odysseus' house is inhabited by suitors with demands beyond the bounds of ...
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.