Talk:Calypso (mythology)

--173.68.251.63 (talk) 23:24, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

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The "Calypso" in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is NOT the Calypso of Greek mythology, therefore I reverted. As far as I know, the only similaritblablabla real Vega|Ethereal Vega]] (talk) 01:38, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I removed an insert that someone placed in here saying "Don't come her cause peeps can change stuff", didn't think that had much to do with Calypso. U got corn in dem earz?

What kind of Goddess is Calipso can you inform me??

shes not a goddess but she is a naiad or creature of the sea i hate how people think she trapped odysseus when really all she needed was a freind haha still i believe thats Bs —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.75.72.226 (talk) 20:27, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

kay, so i'm doing a project for my language arts class and i need to know, like, what's her element or her symbol? and also, what's her roman name??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.165.2.144 (talk) 23:06, 24 January 2011 (UTC) Suzanne Vega also wrote a song "Calypso" which is actually about her story.

Calypso is a Goddess am not sure what type but she knows magic 41.202.240.9 (talk) 07:25, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Um, you're right, they're not the same person, but the Calypso in Pirates of the Carribean IS based on the one from Greek Mythology, so the movie and its character do warrant a mention in this article. Otherwise we need to make a "Calypso in popular culture" article. Like I am implying, the Calypso in Pirates of the Carribean is only loosely based on the Calypso of the mythology, but she is based/inspired by her, or a reference. And she is also the daughter of Atlas in the movie. --2.104.12.76 (talk) 20:13, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Nereid/Naiad

I thought uylsses was the main fighter

Children with Odysseus?

Hesiod mentions that Odysseus and Calypso had two children together at the end of the Theogony. Do any other sources support this? It says that Odysseus sneaked up on her and rape her, with a hand in her vangina and kissing her breasts. Slingstone (talk) 06:29, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Nausinous and Nausithous are rather obscure mythological figures. They are other not mentioned at all in other sources or mentioned by those quotting Hesiod. Apollodorus instead mentions Agrius and Latinus as the son of Odysseus and Calypso (for the latter see:Apollodorus, Epit. VII. 24). Eustathius of Thessalonica names Telegonus as the son of Odysseus and Calypso. Note that all three additional sons are elsewhere described as sons of Odysseus and Circe. Suggesting some confusion or identification of the two goddesses. Dimadick (talk) 01:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

LUCIAN'S TRUE HISTORY

Added reference to Lucian's True History, as Calypso's island makes an appearance toward the end. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.62.240.2 (talk) 00:15, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Is the text "She was the daughter of the Titan, Atlas, and is also known as Atlantis " to be parsed as "She was the daughter of the Titan, and is called Atlas, and is also known as Atlantis" or as "She was the daughter of the Titan who is Atlas, and she is also known as Atlantis" or as something else?

it's "She was the daughter of the Titan who is Atlas also known as Atlantis" as in Atlas is also known as Atlantis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.165.2.144 (talk) 23:09, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Calypso = Malta!

Calypso(Kalypsō) < from the Greek verb kalyptein = to hide http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Calypso&searchmode=none sea nymph in the "Odyssey," lit. "hidden, hider" (perhaps originally a death goddess) from Gk. kalyptein "to cover, conceal," from PIE *kel- "to cover, conceal, save," root of English Hell (see cell). / Malta < the Phoenician word Maleth, the Phoenician name for the islands, meaning "a haven" in reference to Malta's many bays and coves. Böri (talk) 09:02, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

But 'hidden' doesn't mean a place of shelter, etc. Dougweller (talk) 12:15, 16 February 2010 (UTC)