In The Odyssey, she keeps Odysseus on her island and refuses to let him carry on with his travels home to ithaca. This all happens in book 5, and Ogygia (were Calypso lives) is in fact the first place we see Odysseus within the Odyssey. After an assembly by the Gods, Hermes (the Gods messenger) informs Calypso she must let Odysseus go, and then she informs Odysseus to craft a raft in order to leave the island. IN OTHER WORDS- she wasn't a godess at all.
She was a sea nymph,not a goddess.
Calypso's father is Atlas. Calypso was a nymph in Greek mythology.
Calypso is one of the offsprings of Atlas. She is also the sea nymph who detains Odysseus for 5-8 years during the Odyssey
Calypso is a character from Greek mythology, known as a nymph or sometimes a sea goddess, who trapped the hero Odysseus on her island in Homer's "The Odyssey." Calypso is often depicted as a beautiful and powerful deity who falls in love with Odysseus and detains him for several years before eventually releasing him. Her story highlights themes of love, power, and freedom in Greek mythology.
The Greek myths have no chronology. Calypso was not a god, she was a goddess-nymph.
Calypso was not a god. She was a nymph in Greek mythology.
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Calypso is a name often mentioned in mythology. Most famously, she was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where she kept Odysseus captive for as many as seven years (as she wished him to be her immortal husband). The name may also refer to a Oceanid or Nereid. In any event, all of the nymphs share divine heritage from Titans. Side note: Calypso means to conceal, and etymologically is the opposite of Apocalypse. ---- Calypso is also said to be a daughter of Atlas.
The goddess nymph who lives on Ogygia is Calypso. She is known in Greek mythology for detaining Odysseus on her island for seven years in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey."
yes , she was pretty
No; but she had children with Odysseus.
No, but she has her own island.