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Calypso (mythology) drew 76,429 views on 2026-07-19, 34x more than the usual 2,236 a day over the previous 60 days.

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Calypso (mythology)

Nymph in Homer's Odyssey

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76,429 views
usually 2,236 a day
Daily Wikipedia pageviews for Calypso (mythology)025K50K75K100K76,4295 Jun27 Jun19 Jul
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Daily Wikipedia pageviews for Calypso (mythology)
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2026-07-1976,429
2026-07-1873,711
2026-07-1752,219
2026-07-1625,795
2026-07-1512,738
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What this article is

In Greek mythology, Calypso was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will. She promised Odysseus immortality if he would stay with her, but Odysseus preferred to return home. Eventually, after the intervention of the other gods, Calypso was forced to let Odysseus go.

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Views are Wikimedia's own pageview counts for en.wikipedia, filtered to agent=user so automated traffic is excluded. The baseline is the median of the previous 60 days, which is used instead of the mean so that an earlier surge cannot flatten a later one. The multiple is the day's views divided by that median.

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