Greek mythology · nymph · detainment, offered immortality
The nymph of Ogygia who kept the shipwrecked Odysseus seven years, offering him immortality to stay. He sat on her shore weeping for Ithaca; the gods themselves had to order his release.
For seven years the nymph Calypso keeps the shipwrecked Odysseus on her island, offering immortality if he will stay. He sits on the shore weeping for Ithaca until Zeus sends Hermes with an order the goddess cannot refuse; she teaches him to build a raft and lets him go.