# Calypso — Nicomachean Ethics character guide

> Calypso in Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-book-i

## Who they are

Nymph who detained Odysseus, mentioned in passing.

## Relationships

### [Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/characters/ulysses)

_romantic_

Calypso is a nymph who keeps Ulysses (Odysseus) as her lover on her island for seven years.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/chapters/ix)

Quoted as advising Ulysses to steer clear of smoking breakers, illustrating avoidance of the more dangerous extreme.

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