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Calypso (mythology) In Greek mythology, Calypso ( / kəˈlɪpsoʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ, romanized : Kalupsō, lit. 'she who conceals') [ 1] was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer 's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will. She promised Odysseus immortality if he would stay with ...
Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce.Parts of it were first serialized in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, and the entire work was published in Paris by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, Joyce's fortieth birthday.
The history of water supply and sanitation is one of a logistical challenge to provide clean water and sanitation systems since the dawn of civilization. Where water resources, infrastructure or sanitation systems were insufficient, diseases spread and people fell sick or died prematurely. Astronaut Jack Lousma taking a shower in space, 1974.
Pieter Lastman: Odysseus and Nausicaa (oil on panel, 1619; Alte Pinakothek, Munich). Scheria or Scherie (/ ˈ s k ɪər i ə /; Ancient Greek: Σχερία or Σχερίη), also known as Phaeacia (/ f iː ˈ eɪ ʃ ə /) or Faiakia, was a region in Greek mythology, first mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as the home of the Phaeacians and the last destination of Odysseus in his 10-year journey ...
Water storage. Water storage is a broad term referring to storage of both potable water for consumption, and non potable water for use in agriculture. In both developing countries and some developed countries found in tropical climates, there is a need to store potable drinking water during the dry season. In agriculture water storage, water is ...
Greek deitiesseries. In Greek mythology, Calypso ( / kəˈlɪpsoʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ Kalypso means 'she who conceals' or 'like the hidden tide' [ 1]) [ 2] is the name of several nymphs, the most well known being: Calypso, the nymph who, in Homer 's Odyssey, kept Odysseus with her on her island of Ogygia for seven years. [ 3]
The Odyssey ( / ˈɒdɪsi /; [ 1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized : Odýsseia) [ 2][ 3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus ...
The Lotos-Eaters is a poem by Alfred Tennyson, describing a group of mariners who, upon eating the lotos, are put into an altered state and isolated from the outside world. The Lotus Eater is a short story by W. Somerset Maugham about a man who goes to live a life of indolence on the island of Capri. British romantic composer Hubert Parry wrote ...