Calypso, oil on canvas by George Hitchcock, c. 1906.
Hitchcock here renders the mythological nymph Calypso, famously told as the captor of Odysseus in Homer's ancient Greek epic The Odyssey (c. 8th century BCE).
Indianapolis Museum of Art.
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Hitchcock, G. (2026, July 17). Calypso. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21952/calypso/
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Hitchcock, George. "Calypso." World History Encyclopedia, July 17, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21952/calypso/.
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