Why Is Calypso: A Sea Nymph Of Selfishness Or Passion?

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Calypso: A Sea Nymph of Selfishness or Passion?
Calypso [Kalypso, Kalupsô], written as Καλυψω in Greek, was the sea nymph in Homer’s epic, The Odyssey. the only context in which she is referred to. Her name, when translated, means “to conceal” and her father was Atlas, the titan who held up the sky. She lived on the island Ogygia, in which she was placed a prisoner for helping her father during the battle of Olympians and Titans. Calypso is mostly symbolized as a diversion, a force that keeps men from reaching their goals, which is shown when she keeps the hero Odysseus on her island for seven years, keeping him from going home to his wife, his main goal. ©2015Greek Myths and Greek Mythology explains that Calypso is seen as both negative

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