Calypso and odysseus

Calypso and Aeolus + some doodles :))

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 …

A Fantastic cave with Odysseus and Calypso - Jan Brueghel d. Ä.

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

Art by Gigi (Gigizetz). I will add more drawings eventually

Calypso, Odysseus, Percy Jackson, Leo Valdez

Calypso calling heaven and earth to witness her sincere affection to Ulysses

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.