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Calypso

Καλυψώ · kah-LIP-so

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Also calledCalypso
Kindnymph
Saykah-LIP-so
Words
In the poemBook 1 — Named as the one who keeps him
Book 5 — Releases him under the gods’ order
Guest-righthost — Ogygia as a beautiful stall
Tied toOdysseus · host-of
was detained by the goddess Calypso, who had got him into a large cave and wanted to marry him. Book 1

Book I already places him; the hall on Ithaca does not know.

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Calypso

Calypso

Καλυψώ · kah-LIP-so

Nymph of Ogygia

  • AllegianceNeutral / Other
  • DomainImmortal host
  • QualityLonging and isolation
  • First appearsBook 5
  • Tiercore

Offers immortality and holds the hero in isolation until the gods intervene.

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