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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. She promised Odysseus immortality if he would stay with her, but ...

  3. The Odyssey (1997 miniseries) - Wikipedia

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    The Odyssey is a 1997 American mythology–adventure television miniseries based on the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, the Odyssey. [1] Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and co-produced by Hallmark Entertainment and American Zoetrope , the miniseries aired in two parts beginning on May 18, 1997, on NBC .

  4. Ulysses' Gaze - Wikipedia

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    Ulysses' Gaze (Greek: Το βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα, translit. To Vlemma tou Odyssea) is a 1995 internationally co-produced war drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos, loosely based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey, and starring Harvey Keitel, Maia Morgenstern and Erland Josephson.

  5. List of songs based on literary works - Wikipedia

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    The video for "November Rain" is loosely based on the short story "Without You". Axl Rose wrote the introduction to James's 1995 collection The Language of Fear, which included "Without You". [157] [158] "The Odyssey" The Odyssey: Symphony X: The Odyssey: Homer: A seven-part song based on Homer's The Odyssey [159] "Of Unsound Mind" Blessing in ...

  6. Category:Music based on works by Homer - Wikipedia

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    Operas based on works by Homer (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Music based on works by Homer" ... The Odyssey (album) R.

  7. List of films based on classical mythology - Wikipedia

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    Set in western Anatolia during the Trojan War, largely based on the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey by Homer. The Trojan Horse: 1961 Italian: La Guerra di Troia: Electra: 1962 [Greece] The Trojan Women: 1971 [UK, USA, Greece] Iphigenia: 1977 [Greece] - Set in the port town of Aulis, Greece immediately before the Greek expeditionary force set sails ...

  8. Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    The Odyssey was originally composed in Homeric Greek in around the 8th or 7th century BC and, by the mid-6th century BC, had become part of the Greek literary canon. In antiquity , Homer's authorship of the poem was not questioned, but contemporary scholarship predominantly assumes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were composed independently and ...

  9. Ulysses (1954 film) - Wikipedia

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    Ulysses (Italian: Ulisse) is a 1954 [1] fantasy-adventure film based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey. The film was directed by Mario Camerini , who co-wrote the screenplay with writer Franco Brusati . The original choice for director was Georg Wilhelm Pabst but he quit at the last minute. [ 2 ]