There's Not Enough Lore about the Nymph Calypso
Calypso Deserves More Notoriety Like many other moviegoers around the world, I recently watched The Odyssey , directed by Christopher Nolan. Yes, the movie is great and there is so much to unpack about it from the cinematography to the acting, but I want to focus on the characters. As a lover of fantasy myself, I couldn’t help but get sucked into this world. So, immediately after watching the movie, I scoured the internet for more information about the many interesting characters mentioned throughout the story. I am fascinated by mythology, so I was drawn more to researching the mythological characters than the mortal ones. Upon doing so, I realized that Calypso is a much more intriguing character than the movie had time to elaborate on. I mean, certainly her de facto capture and imprisonment of Odysseus should already hint that there might be more to uncover about her, but I think she gets pushed to the side due to the stronger interest in the Olympians. Therefor...
