Ten minutes from the center of historic Corfu town, Villa Kalypso is a three-story house with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a separate and private one bedroom apartment and private garage (w/ elevator).

Villa Kalypso was designed, constructed and landscaped exclusively for the owner who has lovingly upkept it. Smartly designed with stunning sea and lush mountain vistas and modern amenities, mere steps from the beach and close to beautiful downtown Corfu with its disarming historic Venetian architecture and first rate art, leisure and entertainment options make Villa Kalypso the ideal island home where taste and comfort meet the spelndor of nature in a historic location. The house is on sale by the owner. All interested parties can contact the owner Anastasios Kerasiotis directly at akerassiotis@gmail.com

Ground Floor (75m2) One (1) bedroom, wc, living and dining room with fire place, autonomy central heating, big verandas (patio) and kitchen with built in electrical appliances.

Maisonette

First floor (100m2) Two (2) bedrooms, wc, living and dining room shared with kitchen, built in electrical appliances, fire place, autonomy central heating and big verandas with panoramic views.

Second Floor (50m2) One (1) master bedroom with wooden floors, one service room, master bathroom and Jacuzzi, fire place, autonomy heating and sweeping panoramic views (50m2 veranda).

Attic (30m2) Unique design, central heating, panoramic view.

Total: 255m2

One of the Oceanides sea nymphs, Kalypso is the stunningly beautiful daughter of Tethys and the Titan god Atlas. Her name is derived from the Greek word καλύπτω, which means “to conceal".
The Greek myth of Kalypso and Odysseus (Ulysses) is a tale of intrigue, love, lust, passion, imprisonment, obsession, seduction and ultimately of great loss.

In Greek mythology, Kalypso kept Odysseus captive on her island, ultimately seducing him and keeping him away from his wife (Penelope) for many years, until the goddess Athena finally intervened. Eventually Kalypso had to let Odysseus go and even helped him build the boat that would take him away from her- his captor and lover - and back to his wife.

Kalypso lived in Ogygia, an imaginary name for an actual island some say is located in the Ionian Sea and others insist is somewhere between the Ionian Sea and Sicily though the identity of the actual island said to be the location of this story has thus far elduded historians and scholars.

According to Homer, Odysseus found himself shipwrecked and exhausted after having drifted for nine days in the open sea since losing his ship and army on the way home after the fall of Troy.
Kalypso fell for Odysseus instantly upon first sight and wanted to make him her immortal husband. Odysseus didn’t accept her offer– as he longed to finally return home to his island of Ithaca. Kalypso was so in love with him that despite his refusal of her offers, she forbade him to leave and kept him as her prisoner/"guest" where eventually, she made him her lover. They lived together for seven years in her breathtaking home, and according to Hesiod, they had two children together: Nausithous and Nausinous. According to Apollodorus however, they had one son, Latinus.

Upon Athena's request, Zeus sent the messenger of the gods, Hermes, to "persuade" Kalypso to let Odysseus go. Kalypso couldn’t refuse Zeus, the King of the gods, and although she was somewhat fearful of Zeus’ s powers she couldn't completely conceal her anger and resentment at this loss being forced upon her. In a moment of defiance she told Hermes:

“Cruel folk you are, unmatched for jealousy, you gods who cannot bear to let a goddess sleep with a man, even if it is done without concealment and she has chosen him as her lawful consort.”
(Homer, Odyssey 5.120).

And with that, she helped Odysseus build the boat that would take him back to his family. She provided enough food and wine for the long journey, and good winds. Kalypso, believed that she had saved Odysseus, that he almost certainly would have perished out at sea if only for one more day had she not intervened and that despite his initial protests and subsequent "detainment", they had shared a true romance together. Shortly after losing her lover of seven years, she tried unsucessfully to end her immortal life but instead went through many years of profound loneliness.

It is said that when Odysseus died, she once again attempted to end her life and standing unable to do so, she geniunely mourned him for many years until one day she had no more tears left to shed. It is said she is once again seeking her immortal companion while others say she is simply on the prowl again for another prisoner...

Anastasios Kerasiotis

• Email: akerassiotis@gmail.com