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 Cal’ydon.Calypso’s Isle. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Calyp so,
 
in Fénelon’s Télémaque, is meant to represent Madame de Montespan. In fairy mythology, she was queen of the island Ogyg’ia on which Ulysses was wrecked, and where he was detained for seven years.   1
 


 Cal’ydon.Calypso’s Isle. 

 
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