Calypso (Nymph)
nymphCalypso kept Odysseus seven years. Her name means "she who conceals."
The Myth
She offered immortality; he refused. She protested the double standard. She helped him build a raft.
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Children
Nausithous, Nausinous
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Fun Fact
Her root kalyptein also gives us "eclipse."
Words We Inherited
English words and phrases that trace back to this myth:
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