Calypso

=//Καλυψώ //=
 * // "The Fair Goddess of Ogygia" and "Nymph of the Odyssey" //**



[[image:http://redodysseyreflections.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/homer1.jpg width="186" height="273" align="left" caption="Cover of The Odyssey by Homer translated by Robert Fagles"]]
====back home, Calypso fell in love with him. For seven years, she kept him on the island and offered to give him a youthful eternal and immortal life if he would say yes to the request of being with Calypso on the island forever.====

====Homesick and with a longing to finally see his wife after being separated from her for a very long time, Odysseus could not agree to this deal. Having pity on the hero, the Olympian god Zeus sent the messenger god Hermes to order Calypso to release Odysseus. Calypso agreed to release the hero and even gave him supplies for his voyage.====

Legend also states that Calypso also bore Odysseus at least one son.
====**nymph* - minor goddess of nature, usually beautiful and of young age.** ====
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 * Video clip from the movie "Odyssey" showing the messenger god Hermes sending Zeus' message to Calypso.**

Connections to the Real World
====The mythical story of Calypso in the Odyssey helped in inspiring the creators of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End" to create a character for her.==== ====In the movie, Calypso was described as a sea goddess bound in human form who fell in love with the legendary pirate, Davy Jones. To read more about the her character and the movie, visit [|Pirates: Calypso]====

Words of Calypso:
1. Calypso (Oxford) - a kind of West Indian (originally Trinidadian) music in syncopatedAfrican rhythm, typically with words improvised on a topical theme.