Ogygia
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Ogygia is the remote, mythical island in Greek mythology where the nymph Calypso detained Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
location in Greek mythology
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mythical island → |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Odyssey
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| associatedWith |
Calypso
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Odysseus → |
| culture |
Ancient Greek
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| departureFrom |
Odysseus sails on a raft
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| describedAs |
enchanted island
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remote island → |
| describedBy |
Homer
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| detentionDurationOfOdysseus |
seven years
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| detentionPlaceOf |
Odysseus
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| environmentFeatures |
lush forests
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meadows → springs → vines and fruit trees → |
| episodeOf |
Odysseus's nostos
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| firstAttestedIn |
Odyssey
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| genreContext |
heroic epic
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| hasPrimarySource |
Odyssey Book 12 (references)
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Odyssey Book 5 → Odyssey Book 7 (references) → |
| hosted |
Calypso's cave
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| inhabitedBy |
Calypso
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| knownFor |
Calypso's love for Odysseus
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delaying Odysseus's return to Ithaca → |
| languageOfEarliestSource |
Ancient Greek
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| literaryTradition |
Epic poetry
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| locatedInNarrative |
Mediterranean Sea
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| mythologicalFunction |
symbol of delay and temptation
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| narrativeRole |
setting of Odysseus and Calypso episode
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| nature |
paradisiacal but imprisoning
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| orderedToBeLeftBy |
Zeus
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| partOf |
Odyssean wanderings
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| releasedOdysseusByCommandOf |
Zeus
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| ruledBy |
Calypso
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| sometimesIdentifiedWith |
Atlantic island
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Gozo → Malta → |
| surroundedBy |
sea
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| symbolInLiterature |
divine-human relationship
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erotic captivity → isolation → |
| timePeriodInMyth |
post-Trojan War wanderings of Odysseus
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| uncertainRealWorldLocation |
true
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| visitedBy |
Hermes
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Odysseus → |