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She is a goddess/demi-goddess, who is immortal and traps Odysseus on her island for about eight to nine years.

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Calypso was a nymph / demi-goddess of Greek Myth. She held Odysseus captive on her island.

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If you're talking about the Calypso in The Odyssey, then Calypso was a goddess. A nymph is a spirit who is partly mortal partly divine.

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A sea nymph is a goddess.

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