sea nymph in the "Odyssey," literally "hidden, hider" (perhaps originally a death goddess) from Greek kalyptein "to cover, conceal," from PIE *kel- (2) "to cover, co [..]

A type of music derived from Kaiso, which is popular in Trinidad and other Caribbean Islands. The songs are often based on political and social issues (social commentary) and is a good way to keep up-to-date with what is happening in each island.

A style of music as well as a style of dance and song which originated in the south-east region of the Caribbean. It is a descendant of African and West Indian folk music, and resembles the samba of L [..]

(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(n) (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained O [..]

A calypso is a type of West Indian folk song, often played by steel bands. Calypsos have catchy tunes and a special lilting rhythm. Slaves in plantation fields were forbidden to speak and so developed calypsos so they could sing the latest news to each other instead.

One of the most popular music forms of Trinidad brought to the Americas in the 18th century. Introduced by African slaves, it derives from songs of praise and derision. Carnival seasons provide the pr [..]

sea nymph who keeps Ulysses captive on her island for nine years in hopes that he will eventually agree to be her husband. She allows him to leave only after the messenger god Hermes tells her that the goddess Athena wishes him to be released.

(Greek god) A sea nymph who entertained Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years. (astronomy) The eighth moon of Saturn. (astronomy) Short fora nymph who ruled the island ofwas shipwrecke [..]

From Greek Καλυψώ (Kalypso), which probably meant "she that conceals", derived from καλύπτω (kalypto) meaning &quot [..]