Greek mythology
Calypso
Island nymph who held Odysseus captive for seven years
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- Greek mythology
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- Mortal · Nymphs
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- The Odyssey
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Calypso is the lovely nymph of the island Ogygia who takes the shipwrecked Odysseus as her lover and keeps him seven years, offering him immortality if he will stay. Though she cherishes him, he weeps each day for home and his wife Penelope. At last the gods command her to release him, and she helps him build a raft and sends him grieving on his way.
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- Who is Calypso?
- Calypso is the lovely nymph of the island Ogygia who takes the shipwrecked Odysseus as her lover and keeps him seven years, offering him immortality if he will stay. Though she cherishes him, he weeps each day for home and his wife Penelope.
- Which mythology does Calypso belong to?
- Calypso belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Calypso appear in?
- Calypso appears in The Odyssey, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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