Calypso and odysseus

Odysseus and Calypso illustration by William Russell Flint from a version of The Odyssey of Homer

According to a well-known saying by Whitehead, all Western philosophy is a footnote to Plato. Philosophy may have begun with Plato but storytelling and literature began with minstrel poets such as …

This article is about the book character. You may be looking for the movie character of the same name. Apollo, known as Lester Papadopoulos in his most recent human form during the Trials of Apollo, is the Greek god of the sun, light, healing, disease, plague, music, art, poetry, archery, reason, knowledge, truth, and prophecy. He is the twin brother of the goddess Artemis, and they are together known as the "twin archers". He is the main protagonist and narrator of The Trials of Apollo…

Calypso and Aeolus + some doodles :))

playing around with my Aphrodite design

Learn all about Calypso, the nymph who claimed a great hero as her husband!

calypso the odyssey

The work depicts the nymph Calypso, daughter of the Titan Atlas who lived on the island of Ogygia, where Odysseus was washed ashore. Calypso promised him immortality if he would stay with her which he refused. Zeus sent Hermes to Ogygia to order Calypso to set Odysseus free. Calypso complied reluctantly, allowing him to leave. The painting shows the moment of Odysseus's refusal of Calypso's offer of immortality. Calypso stands triumphant and dominant over the trapped figure of Odysseus.

Frank Buchser - Odysseus and Calypso

Calypso in greek mythology was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years. She promised Odysseus immortality if he would stay with her, but Odysseus preferred to return home. She is generally said to be the daughter of the Titan Atlas and Pleione. Hesiod, mention either a different Calypso or possibly the same Calypso as one of the Oceanid daughters of Tethys and Oceanus. Apollodorus includes the name Calypso in…