Calypso
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Calypso is a nymph from Greek mythology best known for detaining the hero Odysseus on her island of Ogygia in Homer's Odyssey.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calypso (mythological nymph) | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythologicalFigure
ⓘ
nymph ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Homer's Odyssey ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ogygia
ⓘ
islands ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
delay of nostos (homecoming)
ⓘ
temptation ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Odyssey
ⓘ
Nymphs in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| children |
Nausinous
ⓘ
Nausithous ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| detains | Odysseus ⓘ |
| durationOfDetentionOfOdysseus | seven years ⓘ |
| emotion | grief at Odysseus's departure ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek verb "kalyptō" meaning "to conceal" ⓘ |
| father | Atlas ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChildrenWith | Odysseus ⓘ |
| influenced | later literary depictions of seductive island women ⓘ |
| island | Ogygia ⓘ |
| knownFor | detaining Odysseus ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 12 (retelling by Odysseus)
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 5
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 7 (indirect references)
|
| lover | Odysseus ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra |
Mycenaean civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Heroic Age
|
| nameMeaning | "she who conceals" ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | tests Odysseus's loyalty to Penelope ⓘ |
| obeys | Zeus ⓘ |
| offers |
eternal youth to Odysseus
ⓘ
immortality to Odysseus ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Zeus to release Odysseus ⓘ |
| parent | Atlas ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
beautiful
ⓘ
hospitable ⓘ possessive ⓘ powerful ⓘ |
| power |
ability to enchant
ⓘ
ability to offer immortality ⓘ |
| residesIn | Ogygia ⓘ |
| roleInOdyssey | obstacle to Odysseus's return ⓘ |
| sibling |
Hyades
ⓘ
Alcyone ⓘ
surface form:
Pleiades
|
| visitedBy | Hermes ⓘ |
| worship | no major cult attested ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Atlas
subject surface form:
Calypso
this entity surface form:
Calypso (mythological nymph)
this entity surface form:
Calypso (mythological nymph)