Nicomachean Ethics · Character
Calypso
Nymph who detained Odysseus, mentioned in passing.
minor
First appearance: book i
Calypso's tie to Ulysses is one of the pressures that moves Nicomachean Ethics—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Quoted as advising Ulysses to steer clear of smoking breakers, illustrating avoidance of the more dangerous extreme.
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With Ulysses (romantic): Calypso is a nymph who keeps Ulysses (Odysseus) as her lover on her island for seven years. In IX: Quoted as advising Ulysses to steer clear of smoking breakers, illustrating avoidance of the…
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- Romantic
- Other
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- Philosophers, poets, and historical figures
- Homeric exemplars of virtue
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Ulysses
romantic · ambivalent
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