In
Greek mythology Calypso ("hidden" "hiding") was a
sea nymph, daughter of
Atlas, who delayed
Odysseus on her dark and depressing island (
Ogygia[?]) for seven years.
Athena intervened and asked
Zeus to order her to let him go. Zeus sent
Hermes and Calypso reluctantly agreed. She had promised him immortality if he stayed. He left to be with his beloved
Penelope. Calypso died in grief. With
Odysseus, she was the mother of
Nausinous.
Homer. Odyssey V & VII; Apollodorus. Epitome VII, 24.