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What does calypsos means?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 6/27/2022

The term calypso is a Caribbean genre of music and dance. It is also a type of orchid. The original Greek name means "concealed or covered with a veil."

The name Calypso can also refer to:

  • Calypso, one of the moons of Saturn, discovered in 1980.
  • In Greek mythology, Calypso is the name of a sea nymph (notably in the Odyssey;
  • The Calypso was a ship sailed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau;
  • John Denver wrote and perfomed a song called "Calypso" about that ship.
  • Calypso bulbosa is a species of orchid found in North American forests.
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