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Calypso

sea nymph in the "Odyssey," literally "hidden, hider" (perhaps originally a death goddess) from Greek kalyptein "to cover, conceal," from PIE root *kel- (1) "to cover, conceal, save," which also is the source of English Hell. The type of West Indian song is so called from 1934, but the origin of the name is obscure.

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Definitions of Calypso from WordNet
1
calypso (n.)
rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf;
Synonyms: fairy-slipper / Calypso bulbosa
2
Calypso (n.)
(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years;
From wordnet.princeton.edu