Isle of Calypso

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The Isle of Calypso is a poetic nickname for the Maltese island of Gozo, inspired by its association with the nymph Calypso from Homer’s Odyssey and its rugged, mythic Mediterranean landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poetic nickname
appliesTo Maltese island of Gozo
linked to: Gozo
associatedWith Greek mythology
nymph Calypso
linked to: Calypso
country Malta
denotes island associated with Calypso's cave on Gozo
linked to: Isle of Calypso
etymologicallyReferences Calypso's island Ogygia
linked to: Ogygia
hasCulturalRole romanticized name for Gozo
hasLandscapeCharacter Mediterranean
mythic
rugged
hasNotableSite Calypso Cave (Gozo)
hasTheme Mediterranean seascape
mythological heritage of Gozo
inspiredBy Calypso
Homer's Odyssey
language English
linkedToAuthor Homer
linkedToWork Odyssey
linked to: Homer's Odyssey
refersTo Gozo
region Mediterranean Sea
usedAs touristic epithet
usedInContext literature
poetry
tourism promotion

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Gozo hasNickname Isle of Calypso
Isle of Calypso denotes island associated with Calypso's cave on Gozo
linked to: Isle of Calypso