Calypso
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Calypso is the name of one of the Nereids (sea nymphs) in Greek mythology. The word may also refer to:
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[edit] In fiction
- Calypso (Bokononism), songs from The Books of Bokonon from Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle (1963)[clarification needed]
- Calypso (comics), a character in the Marvel Comics universe
- Calypso (Pirates of the Caribbean), a character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
- Calypso (Twisted Metal), a character in the Twisted Metal video-game series
- "Calypso", a planet in Entropia Universe
- Calypso (play), a 1779 play by Richard Cumberland
[edit] In music
- Banda Calypso, a Brazilian band
- Calypso (album), a 1956 album by Harry Belafonte
- Calypso music, a genre of Trinidadian folk music
- "Calypso", a 1985 song sung by France Gall
- "Calypso", a song from Jean-Michel Jarre's album Waiting for Cousteau (1990)
- "Calypso", a song from Suzanne Vega's album Solitude Standing (1987)
- "Calypso" (song), a 1975 song by John Denver written as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship Calypso
[edit] In nature
- Calypso (moon), a natural satellite of Saturn
- Calypso (orchid), an orchid genus containing a single species Calypso bulbosa
[edit] In television
- Calypso (telenovela), a Venezuelan telenovela
[edit] Companies
- Calypso Park, a Canadian theme waterpark
- Calypso Plastic Center Co., a plastic-film manufacturer in the Philippines
- Calypso soft drinks manufacturer in Wrexham, UK.
[edit] Places
- Calypso (Gozo), an area and a cave in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta
- Calypso, North Carolina, a town in the United States
[edit] Products
- Calypso (software), a software application designed by Carl Zeiss AG to control coordinate measuring machines
- Calypso, an email client for Microsoft Windows; later called Courier
- Calypso (camera), an underwater camera — a precursor to the Nikonos camera
- Calypso (electronic ticketing system), an electronic ticketing system for public transport
- Calypso Technology (software), a software application for trading, risk and processing of financial products
[edit] Ships
- MS The Calypso, a cruise ship
- HMS Calypso, the name of a number of British Royal Navy ships
- RV Calypso, an oceanographic research ship operated by Jacques-Yves Cousteau
- USS Calypso, the name of various United States Navy ships
[edit] Related spellings
- Kalypso (software), an open source modelling software
- 53 Kalypso, an asteroid
- CALIPSO, NASA's "Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations" satellite
- Kalypso Adventures, an adventure tourism company in India
- Kalypso LP, a management consulting firm
- Kalypso Media, a video game developer
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