Xaghra, Island of Gozo, Malta. Calypso's Cave. Natural cave in Ramla Bay. It is believed that the island of Gozo would be the same as Ogygia, called Calypso's island in Homer's ""Odyssey"". The nymph Calypso held Odysseus prisoner for seven years on this island. Engraving. Lemaitre direxit. History of Malta and Gozo, by Frederic Lacroix. Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, printed in Barcelona, 1850.
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Xaghra, Island of Gozo, Malta. Calypso's Cave. Natural cave in Ramla Bay. It is believed that the island of Gozo would be the same as Ogygia, called Calypso's island in Homer's ""Odyssey"". The nymph Calypso held Odysseus prisoner for seven years on this island. Engraving. Lemaitre direxit. History of Malta and Gozo, by Frederic Lacroix. Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, printed in Barcelona, 1850.

Date

19e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

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UMG26A11_098

Licence

Droits gérés

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38.5Mo (5.7Mo) / 40.0cm x 24.1cm / 4724 x 2846 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Xaghra Gozo Malta Europe European engraving history Lemaitre Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean 19th century landscape cave Ramla Bay Ramla Calypso's Cave mythology mythological Odyssey Homer nymph Calypso Island ancient Greece ancient Greek Odysseus Ulysses love prisoner captive panoramic view panorama

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