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Many forms of popular culture today are inspired by themes, characters, and other references in various types of classical literature. John Denver’s song “Calypso” is about the relationship between men and women, and he bases this comparison on ....

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.... for many years serving Kalypso with whatever she demands. Kalypso wants a person whom she can experience companionship with and a person to lay beside her each night. Odysseus obliges even though he claims he is under some sort of trance. This trance or spell he is under is another example of how Kalypso has control over him. This example relates to the overall theme Denver portrays that women are superior to men. Kalypso has the power to control Odysseus against his will. Along with the relationship between Odysseus and Kalypso, many other allusions to the Odyssey influence “Calypso.” In the first few lines of the song Denve ....