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Calypso Hatred Quotes

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Hatred is a common emotion that people experience on a day to day experience. Hatred has always been prominent even during Greek mythology. In Greek mythology Calypso, a nymph residing on the island of Ogygia, is known for her beauty and her role as the captor of Odysseus. However, Calypso's character is much more complex than just her physical appearance and her actions towards Odysseus. In fact, through her interactions with the gods and her words, Calypso expresses a range of emotions that give insight into larger themes of power and control, and the consequences of relationships between mortals and the divine. By examining Calypso's character and emotions, we can gain a deeper understanding of the intricacies of ancient Greek mythology and the relationships between mortals and gods.
In the text Calypso displays jealousy towards the gods. She accuses them of being "hard-hearted" and "unrivaled lords of jealousy."(V.130-131) This expresses Calypso's anger that the gods are scandalized/invested when goddesses happen to sleep with mortals, but …show more content…

The text expresses a tone of hatred through, "Calypso shuddered at those words and burst into a flight of indignation." (v130-131) The use of "shuddered" and "indignation" indicates a strong feeling of hatred and disgust towards the gods due to the idea that the gods have a dubble standerd when it comes to mortals. In addition, Calypso displays a pretentious tone in her speech to the gods and odysseys. She boasts about welcoming and cherishing the mortal man she saved as she is evidently in the right to do so. She even goes as far as to vow to make him immortal. With this calypso is trying to show/express to the gods that she is better than them in terms of treatment of mortals. Her pretentiousness is reinforced by her use of phrases like "graceful" and "lovely braids" to describe one god being better than another.

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