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Calypso (Greek)
Calypso
Calypso (Greek: Καλυψώ Kalypsō) was a sea goddess in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of the Titan Atlas, and is also known as Atlantis (Ατλαντίς[1]) in ancient Greek. Her mother was Tethys. Calypso was confined to the island of Ogygia for supporting her father and the Titans during the Titanomachy.
Name
The origins of Calypso's name are uncertain. Καλύπτειν (kalyptein, "to cover", from which apocalypse is also derived) suggests that Calypso may originally have been a death goddess. The spelling of Calypso music reflects a later folk-etymological assimilation with the mythological name and is not otherwise related to the goddess.
Role in the Odyssey
Calypso is remembered most for her role in Homer's Odyssey, in which she imprisons the fabled Greek hero Odysseus on her island in order to make him her immortal husband. Calypso kept Odysseus hostage at Ogygia for seven years. Odysseus, however, wants to return home to his beloved wife Penelope. His patron goddess Athena asks Zeus to order the release of Odysseus from the island, and Zeus sends Hermes to tell Calypso to set Odysseus free.
According to Hesiod, Calypso bore Odysseus two children, Nausithous and Nausinous.
The island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago has a long tradition that links it with the mythical figure of Calypso.
Other Appearances
Calypso appears in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series in the fourth book The Battle of the Labyrinth, in which Percy washes up on Ogygia's shore and is cared for by Calypso. Initially, Calypso doesn't want to tell Percy that he has a choice between staying with her and being immortal, or, go and save his friends, but reluctantly does. However, although Percy cares about Calypso he leaves, but claims that she would always be his biggest "what if". In the fifth book "The Last Olympian" Percy wishes that all demigods be claimed and that "friendly titans", such as Calypso, ought to be released.
Calypso also appears in the earth-bound human form of an Obeah witch called Tia Dalma in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_(mythology)
Characters in the Odyssey | Greek mythology | Greek goddesses | Nymphs | Nereids | Sea and river goddesses
Calypso (Greek: Καλυψώ Kalypsō) was a sea goddess in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of the Titan Atlas, and is also known as Atlantis (Ατλαντίς[1]) in ancient Greek. Her mother was Tethys. Calypso was confined to the island of Ogygia for supporting her father and the Titans during the Titanomachy.
Name
The origins of Calypso's name are uncertain. Καλύπτειν (kalyptein, "to cover", from which apocalypse is also derived) suggests that Calypso may originally have been a death goddess. The spelling of Calypso music reflects a later folk-etymological assimilation with the mythological name and is not otherwise related to the goddess.
Role in the Odyssey
Calypso is remembered most for her role in Homer's Odyssey, in which she imprisons the fabled Greek hero Odysseus on her island in order to make him her immortal husband. Calypso kept Odysseus hostage at Ogygia for seven years. Odysseus, however, wants to return home to his beloved wife Penelope. His patron goddess Athena asks Zeus to order the release of Odysseus from the island, and Zeus sends Hermes to tell Calypso to set Odysseus free.
According to Hesiod, Calypso bore Odysseus two children, Nausithous and Nausinous.
The island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago has a long tradition that links it with the mythical figure of Calypso.
Other Appearances
Calypso appears in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series in the fourth book The Battle of the Labyrinth, in which Percy washes up on Ogygia's shore and is cared for by Calypso. Initially, Calypso doesn't want to tell Percy that he has a choice between staying with her and being immortal, or, go and save his friends, but reluctantly does. However, although Percy cares about Calypso he leaves, but claims that she would always be his biggest "what if". In the fifth book "The Last Olympian" Percy wishes that all demigods be claimed and that "friendly titans", such as Calypso, ought to be released.
Calypso also appears in the earth-bound human form of an Obeah witch called Tia Dalma in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_(mythology)
Characters in the Odyssey | Greek mythology | Greek goddesses | Nymphs | Nereids | Sea and river goddesses
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