1) Calypso, in astronomy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Calypso, in astronomy, in astronomy, one of the 18 named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XIV (or S14), Calypso is a small, irregularly...
2) calypso, in music. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...calypso, in music, a form of folk song developed on the island of Trinidad and also popular in other Caribbean countries. Thought to have begun with 19th-century...
3) calypso. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: pl. caˇlypˇsos A terrestrial orchid (Calypso bulbosa) native to northern temperate regions, having a rose-pink flower with an inflated pouchlike...
4) XXIX. d. Calypso. Vols. I & II: Stories of Gods and Heroes. Bulfinch,
Thomas. 1913. Age of Fable
...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. Calypso received...
5) Calypso. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
...Calypso, village (1990 pop. 481), Duplin co., E central N.C., 17 mi/27 km SSW of Goldsboro; 35°08'N 78°06'W. Tobacco, grain, cotton, poultry, livestock. Mfg. (apparel,...
6) Calypso 1. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...seven years. 2. The satellite of Saturn that is eighth in distance from the planet. Latin Calypso, from Greek Kalupso, from kaluptein, to conceal. See kel-1 in Appendix...
7) Calypso, in Greek mythology. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Calypso, in Greek mythology, (klip´so) (KEY) , nymph, daughter of Atlas, in Homer's Odyssey. She lived on the island of Ogygia and there entertained Odysseus for...
8) Calypso's Isle. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Gozo, near Malta. Called in classic mythology Ogygia. 1...
9) Calypso 2. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...West Indies, notably in Trinidad, and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects. Origin unknown.Caˇlypˇsoniˇan (k-lip-son-n, kalip-)...
10) Book V. Homer. 1909-14. The Odyssey. The Harvard Classics
... The Gods in council command Calypso by Hermes to send away Odysseus on a raft of trees; and Poseidon, returning from Ethiopia and seeing him on the coast of Phaeacia,...
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