Ogygia
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- Odyssey
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- Location
- Geographical account by Strabo
- Geographical account by Plutarch
- Primeval ''Ogygia''
- Namesake
- Notes
- References
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thumb|right|260px|Odysseus and Calypso in the caves of Ogygia. Painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568–1625)
Ogygia (; , or Ōgygíā ) is an island mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas. In Homer's Odyssey, Calypso detained Odysseus on Ogygia for seven years and kept him from returning to his home of Ithaca, wanting to marry him.
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