Calypso

The origins of Calypso are unclear, due to her mythological existence. However, there are three very famous accounts of Calypso’s origins. According to Homer, Calypso is a nymph who takes orders from the gods. He also said that she is the daughter of Atlas, the titan who must bear the weight of the heavens on his shoulders, for waging war with his brothers against the gods. Hesiod stated that she is the daughter of titans Tethys and Oceanus, so she is one of the Oceanids, a kind of sea nymph.…

In order to attain a successful and happy life, both The Odysseus and “Calypso” show that the most important quality to possess is loyalty; as it strengthens trust and builds relationships. It is said that loyalty is only needed when you are near someone, and does not lead to success or happiness, but “Calypso” by Homer suggests differently. In “Calypso” Odysseus stays loyal at heart while far away from home and his wife, which leads to his success of getting home. Even though Odysseus is far…

Carnival is a celebration of different colors which converts into beautiful customs, calypso and steel pan music, different forms of dancing, foods, and Caribbean style arts that fascinates thousands of people from many different parts of the world. Trinidad and Tobago carnival is a once a year event with a combination of many different activities. The main purpose of the carnival is to reveal their culture and way of life by bringing everyone together. Trinidad and Tobago is a dual island,…

Steel drum music has the ability to move an audience like no other type of music. From the first note, the songs exude a happiness from within each pannist. Even with the slower pieces, you can close your eyes and imagine yourself in a tropical surrounding. The AISD concert, conducted by CJ Menge, which took place April 14, 2012 certainly did not disappoint. The concert was performed in Austin, Texas and featured steel drum bands from seven middle and high schools in the area. The first piece,…

in Susan Vega's song "Calypso" and The Odyssey. Throughout Calypso's song, she articulates her feelings, about letting Odysseus go, into words. Calypso's aura possesses a recherche nature, and her pulchritudinous circumstantiate the reasons why she is a goddess. Moreover, one day she descries a hero asphyxiating in the sea and resuscitates him. Calypso schlepps Odysseus back her island of Ogyia; nevertheless, she extemporaneously falls deeply in love with him. When Calypso gauges his beauty,…

Jacques Cousteau was born on June 11, 1910 in Saint-Andre-de-Cubzac, France. His father, Daniel Cousteau,was an international lawyer, and his mother, Elizabeth Duranthon, was the daughter of a wealthy wine merchant. At just the age of four, Cousteau learned how to swim and at the age of 10, Cousteau and his family moved to New York, where he learned to speak English. In the U.S., he improved his swimming and snorkeling, and learned how to dive. After two years Cousteau and his family returned to…

This poem, "Calypso", by Suzanne Vega, is a poem about the Nymph, Calypso, setting Odysseus free. I think the tone of the poem is lonely, but proud: I feel a sense of yearning, but she is still standing strong and letting Odysseus go. There are many metaphors and similes in this poem. One example of a metaphor in this poem is, "My garden overflows, thick and wild and hidden." By using this metaphor, I get a lot of images flowing through my mind. I picture a cave, filled with green vines and…

stood at the helm of the Argo II. He was thinking about Calypso, obviously. He thought about the things he and Aphrodite had talked about a few days ago. Aphrodite slowly led him into the dining hall and then she sat down regally on one of the chairs. "Sit down," She said to him with a smile on her face. As Leo slowly sat down on the edge of one of the chairs, she ran her hand through her long auburn curls. "You know Leo, you and Calypso make a good couple." She looked at him an amused…

told him that he could, in fact, definitely believe that they had been flying for so long. Thank goodness for the invisible servants that constantly followed Calypso around and their ability to make food appear out of nothing. Their food wasn't as good as Calypso's but it was still pretty good. Then again no one was as good as Calypso in Leo's…

at – the canyons, mountains, waterfalls, forests, etc. – but it gave me comfort and made me appreciate nature and our beautiful Earth. Two authors that would relate to this feeling would be John Muir and William Wordsworth. In John Muir’s, “The Calypso Borealis”, where he describes his expedition to find that flower and how he was…