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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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Cite This Work
APA Style
Hitchcock, G. (2026, July 17). Calypso. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21952/calypso/
Chicago Style
Hitchcock, George. "Calypso." World History Encyclopedia, July 17, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21952/calypso/.
MLA Style
Hitchcock, George. "Calypso." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Jul 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21952/calypso/.
