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Calypso (nymphs)

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In Greek mythology, Calypso (/kəˈlɪps/; 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] 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:

References

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  1. ^ a b Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 197. ISBN 9780786471119.
  2. ^ Grimal, s.v. Calypso.
  3. ^ Homer, Odyssey1.14, 1.51–54 & 7.245; Apollodorus, Epitome 7.24
  4. ^ "Calypso The Nymph of Ogygia". GreekMythology.com. GreekMythology.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 359.
  6. ^ Fowler, p. 13; Larson, p. 7; Homeric Hymn to Demeter (2), 2.5, 2.418–423.
  7. ^ Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 41.
  8. ^ Apollodorus, 1.2.7
  9. ^ Walters, Henry Beauchamp (1905). History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman: Based on the Work of Samuel Birch. Vol. 2. pp. 92.

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