# Calypso — The Odyssey character guide

> Calypso in The Odyssey by Homer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** fair Calypso, the nymph Calypso, Calypso of the radiant hair

**First appearance:** 0005-book-iv-conference-of-telemachus-and-menelaus

## Who they are

A goddess-nymph who detains Ulysses on her island for seven years, seeking him as a husband.

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