You can just feel the tension while waiting for the shoe to drop. I await to see who is the one to tell her "no" when it comes to Davy Jones.
By not "mythologically accurate," are you talking about her name? You had told me earlier that her name had meant 'hidden from view.' Or just how the Greek mythos work out? Because you are actually quite accurate. Out of all the dalliances done by the gods and goddesses of Greece, the goddesses are usually the one who get the short end of the schtick when it comes to "happier" outcomes: Artemis, Hera, Selene, Eos, etc.
I know, it seems to be the same thing with 'women' in real life. Why are we always the ones to get the short end of the stick? I mean, it's easier for a man to leave a woman, and she gets stuck with the kids and the bills if he decides not to pay child support.
I found a couple things on Wikipedia about her...and I was mistaken in thinking that Nereus was her mother. Nereus was actually her father along with Atlas although I am not sure how she could have two fathers.
Her name in Wikipedia means I WILL CONCEAL, and yet, I read on some other site I googled about her that it meant ' hidden from view.' I guess those are sort of the same things, being they mean something is not being seen.
Funny you should mention that because in The Odyssey, Calypso actually argues that point with Hermes when he tells her she needs to release Odysseus: You are merciless, you gods, resentful beyond all other beings; you are jealous if without disguise a goddess makes a man her bedfellow, her beloved husband. So it was when Dawn of the rosy fingers chose out Orion; you gods who live in such ease yourselves were jealous of her until chaste Artemis in her cloth-of-gold visited him with her gentle shafts and slew him in Ortygia. So it was when Demeter of the braided tresses followed her heart and lay in love with Iasion in the triple-furrowed field; Zeus was aware of it soon enough and hurled the bright thunderbolt that killed him.
I read the Iliad and the Odyssey long, long ago in high school but don't remember much of either. ( other than the hilarious Coen Brothers movie O Brother Where Art Thou LOL) I could use what you posted there as to what Calypso MIGHT say :) to the gods when they confront her about Davy Jones. ..
There's gonna actually be a part three LOL. I just wish darn it that they had more Calypso/Tia Dalma merchandise. I have one action figure and some of the heart-shaped boxes/necklaces but I'd rather have more 'doll type' figures of her.
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By not "mythologically accurate," are you talking about her name? You had told me earlier that her name had meant 'hidden from view.' Or just how the Greek mythos work out? Because you are actually quite accurate. Out of all the dalliances done by the gods and goddesses of Greece, the goddesses are usually the one who get the short end of the schtick when it comes to "happier" outcomes: Artemis, Hera, Selene, Eos, etc.
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I found a couple things on Wikipedia about her...and I was mistaken in thinking that Nereus was her mother. Nereus was actually her father along with Atlas although I am not sure how she could have two fathers.
Her name in Wikipedia means I WILL CONCEAL, and yet, I read on some other site I googled about her that it meant ' hidden from view.' I guess those are sort of the same things, being they mean something is not being seen.
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You are merciless, you gods, resentful beyond all other beings; you are jealous if without disguise a goddess makes a man her bedfellow, her beloved husband. So it was when Dawn of the rosy fingers chose out Orion; you gods who live in such ease yourselves were jealous of her until chaste Artemis in her cloth-of-gold visited him with her gentle shafts and slew him in Ortygia. So it was when Demeter of the braided tresses followed her heart and lay in love with Iasion in the triple-furrowed field; Zeus was aware of it soon enough and hurled the bright thunderbolt that killed him.
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OOooo.... this is really quiet awesome.
I can't wait to read part two!
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