Calypso (mythology)

Calypso (Kalypso)
Detail from Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto by William Hamilton
Abode	Ogygia
Symbol	Dolphin
Parents	Atlas
Children	By some accounts Latinus, by others Nausithous and Nausinous

Calypso (/kəˈlɪpsoʊ/; Greek: , Kalypsō) was a nymph in Greek mythology, who lived on the island of Ogygia, where she detained Odysseus for several years. She is generally said to be the daughter of the Titan Atlas.

Hesiod, and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, 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 his list of Nereids, the daughters of Nereus and Doris.

Calypso is remembered most for her role in Homer's Odyssey, in which she keeps the fabled Greek hero Odysseus on her island to make him her immortal husband. According to Homer, Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner at Ogygia for seven years, while Apollodorus says five years and Hyginus says one. Calypso enchants Odysseus with her singing as she moves to and fro, weaving on her loom with a golden shuttle. During this time they sleep together, although Odysseus soon comes to wish for circumstances to change.