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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.
The first time is to deliver a message to Calypso to let Odysseus return home. The second time, he appears to Odysseus to warn him about Circe and provides the necessary information that Odysseus needed to put Circe into submission. The third time he is sent to escort the spirits of the suitors from the halls of Odysseus's home to the ...
Calypso, who fell deeply in love with Odysseus, was only swayed to release him after Athena convinced Zeus to send the order. [4] Other references to nymphs named Calypso, include: Calypso, one of the Oceanids, the 3,000 water nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys.
In Greek mythology, Nausinous / ˌ n ɔː ˈ s ɪ n oʊ ə s / (Ancient Greek: Ναυσίνοος, romanized: Nausinoos) was the son of Odysseus and Calypso. In Theogony by Hesiod, he is said to have a brother named Nausithous.
Odysseus; in some versions, raped by Calypso on the island of Ogygia in his seven-year stay. Silenus; raped by the cyclops Polyphemus. Hebrew Bible
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.
In Greek mythology, Telegonus (/ t ə ˈ l ɛ ɡ ə n ə s /; Ancient Greek: Τηλέγονος means "born afar") was the youngest son of Circe and Odysseus [1] and thus, brother to Agrius and Latinus [2] or Nausithous and Nausinous, [3] and Cassiphone. [4] In some accounts, he was called the son of the nymph Calypso and Odysseus instead. [5]
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