LEGEND OF CALYPSO

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LEGEND OF CALYPSO

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu May 12, 2022 8:53 pm

Malta issued 2022 two stamps and a booklet on “Stories and Myths on the Island. The 0.59 Euro shows us a galley. By the stamp is given by the Malta Post:

The Legend of Calypso
As the legend narrates, Ulysses' ship was hit by a violent storm, causing him to be the only survivor of his shipwreck. After a few days of clutching a broken mast, he spied land and swimming towards it, found food, water, flowers, and beautiful girls.

The nymph Calypso appeared from within a cave giving him food and shelter. Ulysses spent a good many years, "....in heaven with a queen..." as the legend goes, but others have speculated that he was her captive. But after a number of years, it was time to return home and he prayed to the gods to help him. After much persuasion Calypso reluctantly let him go, giving him, food, water, and sails for his boat.
If you head to Ramla l-Hamra beach, you can spot Calypso's Cave up within the rock face. One version of the legend places Calypso on the island of Ogygia (Sicily), however, the renowned Greek historian Callimachus places it on Gozo, Malta's sister island.

https://www.maltaphilately.com/en/issue ... urnurl=%2f
Malta 2022 0.59 Euro, sg ?, Scott?
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