Calypso
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Calypso
is the name of one of the Nereids (sea nymphs) in Greek mythology. The word may also refer to:
Calypso (mythology)
Calypso was a nymph in Greek mythology, who lived on the island of Ogygia, where she detained Odysseus for a number of years. She is generally said to be the daughter of the Titan Atlas....
is the name of one of the Nereids (sea nymphs) in Greek mythology. The word may also refer to:
In fiction
- Calypso (Bokononism), songs from The Books of Bokonon from Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle (1963)
- Calypso (comics)Calypso (comics)Calypso is a fictional villain in the Marvel Comics universe, who first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #209. She was created by Denny O'Neil and Alan Weiss.-Fictional character biography:...
, a character in the Marvel Comics universe - Calypso (Pirates of the Caribbean), a character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
- Calypso (Twisted Metal), a character in the Twisted Metal video-game series
- "Calypso", a planet in Entropia UniverseEntropia UniverseEntropia Universe is a massively multiplayer online virtual universe designed by the Swedish software company MindArk, based in Gothenburg. Entropia uses a micropayment business model, in which players may buy in-game currency with real money that can be redeemed back into real world funds at a...
- Calypso (play), a 1779 play by Richard CumberlandRichard Cumberland (dramatist)Richard Cumberland was a British dramatist and civil servant. In 1771 his hit play The West Indian was first staged. During the American War of Independence he acted as a secret negotiator with Spain in an effort to secure a peace agreement between the two nations. He also edited a short-lived...
In music
- Banda CalypsoBanda CalypsoBanda Calypso is a Brazilian musical duo, especially popular in Northern and Northeastern regions of the country. It was formed in the late 1990s by guitarist and producer Chimbinha and his singer/dancer wife Joelma....
, a Brazilian band - Calypso (album)Calypso (album)Calypso is the 3rd album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1956. The CD was released on April 28, 1992 . It is the first full-length gramophone LP to sell over one million copies...
, a 1956 album by Harry Belafonte - Calypso musicCalypso musicCalypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
, a genre of Trinidadian folk music - "Calypso", a 1985 song sung by France GallFrance GallFrance Gall is a popular French yé-yé singer.Gall was married to, and had a successful singing career in partnership with, French singer-songwriter Michel Berger....
- "Calypso", a song from Jean-Michel Jarre's album Waiting for CousteauWaiting for CousteauWaiting for Cousteau is the seventh overall studio album by Jean Michel Jarre, released on Disques Dreyfus, licensed to Polydor, in 1990. The album was dedicated to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and was released on his 80th birthday 11 June 1990. The title of the album is a reference to Samuel Beckett's...
(1990) - "Calypso", a song from Suzanne Vega's album Solitude StandingSolitude StandingSolitude Standing is Suzanne Vega's platinum second album, released in 1987. It is the most popular and critically acclaimed of her career. As can be seen by the CD insert, many of the songs had been written prior to 1987 ....
(1987) - "Calypso" (song)Calypso (song)"Calypso" is a song written by John Denver in 1975 as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship Calypso. The song was featured on Denver's 1975 album Windsong....
, a 1975 song by John Denver written as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship Calypso
In nature
- Calypso (moon)Calypso (moon)Calypso is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980, from ground-based observations, by Dan Pascu, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, William A. Baum, and Douglas G. Currie, and was provisionally designated ' . Several other apparitions of it were recorded in the following months: , , , and...
, a natural satellite of Saturn - Calypso (orchid), an orchid genus containing a single species Calypso bulbosa
Companies
- Calypso ParkCalypso ParkCalypso Park is a theme waterpark located in Limoges, Ontario, Canada, about east of Ottawa. It opened to the public on June 7, 2010. The park, built by Village Vacances Valcartier at about 45 million, is on a site and is Canada’s largest waterpark....
, a Canadian theme waterpark - Calypso Plastic Center Co., a plastic-film manufacturer in the Philippines
- Calypso soft drinks manufacturer in WrexhamWrexhamWrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, UK.
Places
- Calypso (Gozo)GozoGozo is a small island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Southern European country of Malta; after the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago...
, an area and a cave in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta - Calypso, North CarolinaCalypso, North CarolinaCalypso is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 538 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Calypso is located at .-Demographics:...
, a town in the United States
Products
- Calypso (software), a software application designed by Carl Zeiss AG for controlling to coordinate measuring machines
- Calypso, an email client for Microsoft Windows; later called CourierCourier (e-mail client)Courier is an email client used on Microsoft Windows.The software was originally developed as Calypso and was renamed after transition to RoseCitySoftware.-History:...
- Calypso (camera)Calypso (camera)The self-contained amphibious underwater Calypso 35mm film camera was conceived by the marine explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau , designed by Jean de Wouters and manufactured by Atoms in France. It was distributed by La Spirotechnique in Paris from 1960 to 1962. The camera operates down to 200 feet /...
, an underwater camera — a precursor to the Nikonos camera - Calypso (electronic ticketing system), an electronic ticketing system for public transport
- Calypso Technology (software)Calypso Technology (software)Calypso is a global application software provider that delivers an integrated suite of trading and risk applications to the capital markets function within banks and other companies participating in the world’s financial markets....
, a software application for trading, risk and processing of financial products
Ships
- MS The Calypso, a cruise shipCruise shipA cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
- HMS CalypsoHMS CalypsoThe following ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name of HMS Calypso, after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology:*HMS Calypso , a 16-gun sloop of 342 tons burthen bm, launched at Graves, Deptford 27 September 1783...
, the name of a number of British Royal Navy ships - RV Calypso, an oceanographic research ship operated by Jacques-Yves CousteauJacques-Yves CousteauJacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water...
- USS CalypsoUSS CalypsoUSS Calypso has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:, an armed steamer in commission from 1863 to 1865, a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919, an auxiliary ship in commission from 1941 to 1942...
, the name of various United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
ships
Related spellings
- Kalypso (software)Kalypso (software)Kalypso is an open source modelling software. It focuses on numerical simulations in water management and ecology such as the generation of inundation and flood risk maps by hydrologic and hydrodynamic models and GIS functionality....
, an open source modelling software - 53 Kalypso53 Kalypso53 Kalypso is a large and very dark main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Robert Luther on April 4, 1858 at Düsseldorf. It is named after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology, a name it shares with Calypso, a moon of Saturn.- References :...
, an asteroid - CALIPSOCALIPSOCALIPSO is a joint NASA and CNES environmental satellite, built in the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center, which was launched atop a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006. Its name stands for Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations...
, NASA's "Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations" satellite - Kalypso Adventures, an adventure tourism company in India
- Kalypso LPKalypso LPKalypso LP is a privately owned management consulting firm headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio. The firm offers services in the areas of innovation, new product development, and product lifecycle management in industry sectors including consumer goods, retail, food and beverage, high technology,...
, a management consulting firm - Kalypso MediaKalypso MediaKalypso Media is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in summer 2006 by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, the company has published and/or developed a number of successful titles such as Sins of a Solar Empire, Ceville, Dungeons, Patrician IV, Tropico 3 and...
, a video game developer