Ameinias (mythology) not have his object of desire, or gazing endlessly at the image, he slowly pined away and was transformed by the nymphs into a narcissus flower. Others say he was instead filled with remorse and killed himself beside the pool—and from his dying life's blood the flower was born. Ameinias (mythology) In Greek mythology, Ameinias was a young man who fell in love with the beautiful Beotian hunter Narcissus, who had already spurned his male suitors, according to the version of Narcissus's myth by Conon ("Narrations," 24). Narcissus also spurned him and gave him a sword. Ameinias committed suicide at
Calypso (mythology) Calypso (mythology) Calypso (; ) was a nymph in Greek mythology, who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to the "Odyssey", she detained Odysseus for seven years. The etymology of Calypso's name is from (), meaning "to cover", "to conceal", "to hide", or "to deceive". According to "Etymologicum Magnum", her name means "concealing the knowledge" (), which – combined with the Homeric epithet (, meaning "subtle" or "wily") – justifies the hermetic character of Calypso and her island. The word is derived from Proto-Indo-European *"ḱel-", making it cognate with the English word "Hell". Calypso is generally said to