Calypso (mythology)

Calypso (Greek: 'Καλυψώ', 'I will conceal', also transliterated as Kalypsó or Kālypsō), was a naiad, daughter of Atlas who lived on the island of Gozo in Greek mythology. Her name has also been listed among the list of the Nereids, which would make her a daughter of Nereus. She delayed Odysseus on her island (Ogygia, which is thought to be modern day Gozo) for seven years of sexual  imprisonment. While he was there, post-Homeric sources add, she bore him a child named  Nausinous. Athena asked Zeus to spare Odysseus of his torment on the island, as he wanted to go to his homeland. Zeus sent Hermes, the messenger of the Gods, to tell Calypso to release Odysseus. As Zeus was the Lord of the Gods, she was unable to refuse him, although she wished to. Odysseus eventually returned to his homeland of Ithaca, to be with his beloved wife Penelope who waited for him at home, even though Calypso had promised him immortality if he stayed.
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