User:Loki96/Calypso (mythology)

OLD ONE:

Lead Paragraph.


 * Calypso who is also known as a sea-nymph, is a part of Greek Mythology. She is one of the daughters of Titan Atlas.  She lives on the island of Ogygia.

Etymology
 * Added ( however more specifically a sea-nymph,) and (Calypso was a sea-nymph, which name denotes a numerous class of female divinities of lower rank, yet sharing many of the attributes of the gods. (Bulfinch 302). and (She forces Odysseus to love her and to be her immortal husband. Calypso is known as an immortal goddess.) into the introductory paragraph.


 * Added (There were many more Neoplatonic allegories of the Odyssey: Calypso, whose name comes from a root verb kaluptein (‘conceal’), stands for our body, which is the fleshly envelope of the soul. She retains Odysseus as the flesh fetters man; her island is encircled by water and planted with trees because the body has liquid flowing round it and is made of a matter similar to wood. ) into the end of the paragraph.

Mythology


 * Added (Hermes finds Calypso in her cave, singing and spinning wool. The fire is of cedar wood and releases a sweet fragrance. The goddess is known to have a magical voice and when she sings it is unknown if there are lyrics. Her singing contrasts tellingly with the songs of bards such as Phemius, whose subject is usually the klea andrôn, the “Famous deeds of men". While their art is always in the service of human memory, preserving the heroic deeds of the past that offer paradigms for the civilizing self-assertion of mortals, the power of her singing is aimed at exerting an extrahuman control over nature, creating a seductive venue in which men forget their mortality and its imperatives. The combination of the goddesses singing, and spinning wool with the sweet fragrance of the cedar wood is the trick to lure the gods in.) into the beginning of the first paragraph.
 * Added (In Homers Odyssey, this leads to the capture of a god named Odysseus. Once Odysseus escaped Scylla and Charybdis, he suffers many storms which kill all his men and eventually leaves him stranded on an island that is owned by Calypso.) into the end of the first paragraph.
 * Added (She offers to make him immortal and ageless so that he may enjoy the sensual pleasures of her company forever, but he only gazes sadly out to sea, day after day. in the beginning if the second paragraph.
 * Added (Once Calypso agrees to send him on his way, she has no ships to give him. Instead, she helps the stranded hero put together a raft. Calypso gives Odysseus an axe, an adze, and a drill and then leads him to the wooden part of the island so he can fell trees to make planks for the boat. Then, when the raft is finally completed, the goddess gives him clothes, water, and wine for his trip; she even sends a favorable wind at his back. Odysseus is then set on his way through the vessel alone. After about seven years Odysseus has built his boat and leaves Calypso.) into the last part of the second paragraph.

NEW ONE
 * Odysseus and Calypso Notes:
 * Calypso holds Odysseus captive for seven years. Calypso is an immortal goddess. She forces Odysseus to love her and to be her immortal husband. Zeus sends Hermes to Calypso to appoint her orders to release Odysseus
 * “After escaping the maritime threat of Scylla and Charybdis, Odysseus and his remaining crew arrive at an island inhibited by the cattle of the Sun (12.260-402), and from there yet another storm (12.403-50) shipwrecks Odysseus alone upon the island of Calypso” (Dougherty 98).
 * After seven years Odysseus builds a raft and leaves Calypso.

FIRST PARAGRAPH (Lead)

Where it says “was a nymph” change it to “Calypso is known as a low-ranking female divinity, in her case, she is known as a “sea nymph”, although due to her qualities she is still a goddess. ” Leave the sentence that says “according to Homers Odyssey” Change the sentence “She promised Odysseus” to “Odysseus is forced to love her and to become her husband, and in return she would make him immortal. Calypso is known as an immortal goddess.”

SECOND PARAGRAPH (Etymology)

Where it says “to conceal, or to hide” add “According to Edith Hall the writer of the book The return of Ulysses: a cultural history of Homer’s Odyssey, kaluptein pertains to the body which is the shell of our souls. ”. Calypsos island which is encircled by water and surrounded by trees is known as the body.

THIRD PARAGRAPH (Mythology)

In the first sentence write “According to Thomas Van Nortwick who wrote The unknown Odysseus: alternate worlds in Homer’s Odyssey, Calypso is found in her cave by Hermes singing. The goddess is known to have a magical voice and when she sings it is unknown if there are lyrics. According to Thomas Van Nortwick, klea andrôn, is known as the “Famous deeds of men”. Calypsos singing is known to be poetic, and seductive which makes the men forget that they are human and is what she uses to draw the men in. Calypso also spins wool which lets out a sweet fragrance, and with the combination her  singing and spinning wool it is what she uses to lure the men in. In Homers Odyssey, this leads to the capture of a god named Odysseus. Once Odysseus escaped Scylla and Charybdis, he suffers many storms which kill all his men and eventually leaves him stranded on an island that is owned by Calypso.

FOURTH PARAGRAPH (Mythology)

Add in the beginning “According to Thomas Van Nortwick, Calypso offers her sensual pleasure forever to Odysseus but instead he gazes out to sea in hopes to return home. Add into the last part of the paragraph “According to Carol Dougherty who wrote the book The raft of Odysseus: the ethnographic imagination of Homer’s Odyssey, Calypso agrees to send Odysseus on his way however due to having no ships to offer him she gives him the tools he needs and leads him to wood in order to build his own raft. Calypso provides Odysseus with tools such as an axe a drill and an adze, for him to build a boat. Once he has completed his raft as he leaves Calypso gives him a wind to help on his journey. After seven years Odysseus has built his boat and leaves Calypso. During the eighth century BCE, the adaption of a new technique of ship building began when Calypso helped Odysseus build his boat.

CALYPSO AND THE MEDIA TODAY (New Title)

Calypso is portrayed in the 2006 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Calypso is played by the actress Naomie Harris. Calypso was imprisoned in the human body of Tia Dalma. This was done so by the pirate Davy Jones, who Tia Dalma was once in love with.

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Add these pictures: REFERENCE LIST:

·      Bulfinch, Thomas (2018-06-21). The Age of Fable: Stories of Gods and Heroes. Floating Press, The. ISBN 9781776524419.

·      Candau, Brittany, Castro, Nachie (2013-15-10). Disney Infinity: Infinite Possibilities. Disney Book Group. ISBN 9781423197744, 1423197747.

·      Dougherty, Carol (2001-04-05). The raft of Odysseus: the ethnographic imagination of Homer’s Odyssey. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press, Incorporated. ISBN 9780195351453.

·      Hall, Edith (2008). The return of Ulysses: a cultural history of Homer’s Odyssey. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-4416-8132-4. OCLC 693781068.

·      Van Nortwick, Thomas (2009). The unknown Odysseus: alternate worlds in Homers Odyssey. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472025213.