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CALYPSO  , in

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Greek
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mythology, daughter of
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Atlas (or
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Oceanus, or
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Nereus),
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queen of the mythical
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island of Ogygia . When
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Odysseus was shipwrecked on her shores, Calypso entertained the
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hero with
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great hospitality, and prevailed on him to remain with her seven years . Odysseus was then seized with a longing to return to his wife and
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home; Calypso's promise of eternal youth failed to induce him to stay, and
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Hermes was sent by
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Zeus to bid her
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release him . When he set
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sail, Calypso died of grief . (
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Homer, Odyssey, i . 50, V . 28, vii . 254;
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Apollodorus i .

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