{"product_id":"collana-odissea-περίφρων-perifron-saggia-ispirata-a-penelope-copia","title":"Odyssey Necklace \"Καλυψώ \" (Calypso) multicharms with hidden engraving","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe who conceals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFar from Ithaca, far from the world of mortals, Calypso lives on an island suspended beyond ordinary time. She is an immortal goddess who loves a man destined to leave her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eΚαλυψώ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necklace is born from this paradox: the immortality of a goddess and the fragility of a love that, no matter how deep, cannot keep someone from returning home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEntirely handcrafted in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egold-toned stainless steel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the necklace features a distinctive coin chain adorned with several symbolic elements inspired by the nymph.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt its center hangs a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egold-toned disc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. On the front, a raised heart sends delicate rays outward, evoking a love that radiates light and, at the same time, cannot stop burning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the back, a phrase is engraved — not from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but one that captures the intimate and melancholic perspective of this interpretation of Calypso:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“you left like I was never a reason to stay.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause a story can also be told from the point of view of the one who is left behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn either side of the central pendant, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea Tree of Life and an hourglass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e evoke the theme of eternity: life continuing without end, and time taking on an entirely different meaning for an immortal being.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e illuminates one side of the composition, while on the other, a delicate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshell adorned with two zircon crystals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e evokes the sea and the island of Ogygia, the remote place where Calypso lives and welcomes Odysseus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this necklace, Calypso is not merely the nymph who keeps the hero away from Ithaca. She is an immortal woman who, for one brief moment in her eternity, loves someone who belongs to time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd perhaps her deepest sorrow is not simply that Odysseus leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is knowing that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe can return home, while she will remain there forever, carrying the memory with her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Entirely made of gold-toned stainless steel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Coin chain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Central disc pendant with raised heart and rays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Back engraving: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“you left like I was never a reason to stay.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Tree of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Hourglass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Shell with two zircon crystals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandmade in Italy with love♥ Each jewel is meticulously handcrafted, meticulously designed and proudly realized by me in my Studio Lab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Roots of the Myth 🌿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalypso between Homer and Pavese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalypso appears in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as an immortal nymph who lives on the island of Ogygia, where she welcomes Odysseus after his shipwreck and keeps him with her for seven years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer name, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eΚαλυψώ (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKalypsṓ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is traditionally connected to the Greek verb \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ekalýptō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, meaning “to hide”, “to conceal”, or “to cover”. Calypso is therefore both the one who lives in a remote and hidden place and the one who envelops Odysseus, keeping him apart from the world to which he belongs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Zeus eventually commands the nymph to let him go. Odysseus longs to return to Ithaca and Calypso, despite her grief, accepts the will of the gods and helps him prepare for his departure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is precisely this dimension of the myth — the relationship between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimmortality, love, and the impossibility of holding on to someone who belongs to time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — that deeply inspired the Calypso of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNóstos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most important roots of this interpretation is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDialogues with Leucò\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Cesare Pavese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, particularly the dialogue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Island\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in which the encounter between Calypso and Odysseus is explored from a perspective profoundly different from that of the epic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePavese places Calypso's solitude and the paradox of her immortality at the heart of the dialogue: an immortal goddess encounters a man who longs to return to the mortal world, even knowing that this world is fragile, limited, and destined to end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this reinterpretation, Calypso is not simply the woman who keeps Odysseus from returning home. She is also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe one who is left behind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, condemned to continue living while the man she loves is able to return to his own life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is from this encounter between the Homeric myth and Pavese's voice that the Calypso of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNóstos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emerges: a figure suspended between eternity and solitude, for whom love is not enough to stop time or persuade someone to stay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe phrase engraved on the back of the pendant, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e“you left like I was never a reason to stay.”\u003c\/em\u003e, is neither a quotation from the\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e nor from Pavese, but a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtemporary reinterpretation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of this perspective: words Calypso might have spoken if, after millennia of silence, she had finally been given the chance to tell her side of the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lacchiappasognijewelry","offers":[{"title":"38 cm","offer_id":53383048429904,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"40 cm","offer_id":53383048462672,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"42 cm","offer_id":53383048495440,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"44 cm","offer_id":53383048528208,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"46 cm","offer_id":53383048560976,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/1360\/1960\/files\/IMG_20260809_104104.jpg?v=1786266508","url":"https:\/\/lacchiappasognijewelry.com\/en\/products\/collana-odissea-%cf%80%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%af%cf%86%cf%81%cf%89%ce%bd-perifron-saggia-ispirata-a-penelope-copia","provider":"Lacchiappasognijewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}