Ogygia

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Ogygia is the remote, mythical island in Greek mythology where the nymph Calypso detained Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf location in Greek mythology
mythical island
appearsIn Homer's Odyssey
associatedWith Calypso
Odysseus
culture Ancient Greek
departureFrom Odysseus sails on a raft
describedAs enchanted island
remote island
describedBy Homer
detentionDurationOfOdysseus seven years
detentionPlaceOf Odysseus
environmentFeatures lush forests
meadows
springs
vines and fruit trees
episodeOf Odysseus's nostos
firstAttestedIn Odyssey
genreContext heroic epic
hasPrimarySource Odyssey Book 12 (references)
Odyssey Book 5
Odyssey Book 7 (references)
hosted Calypso's cave
inhabitedBy Calypso
knownFor Calypso's love for Odysseus
delaying Odysseus's return to Ithaca
languageOfEarliestSource Ancient Greek
literaryTradition Epic poetry
locatedInNarrative Mediterranean Sea
mythologicalFunction symbol of delay and temptation
narrativeRole setting of Odysseus and Calypso episode
nature paradisiacal but imprisoning
orderedToBeLeftBy Zeus
partOf Odyssean wanderings
releasedOdysseusByCommandOf Zeus
ruledBy Calypso
sometimesIdentifiedWith Atlantic island
Gozo
Malta
surroundedBy sea
symbolInLiterature divine-human relationship
erotic captivity
isolation
timePeriodInMyth post-Trojan War wanderings of Odysseus
uncertainRealWorldLocation true
visitedBy Hermes
Odysseus

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Calypso
Nausithous ("Calypso's island")
associatedWith
Ogygia ("Calypso's cave")
hosted
Calypso
island
Nausinous
realmOfMother
Calypso
residesIn

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