"Mighty goddess, be not wroth with me for this. I know full well of myself that wise Penelope is meaner to look upon than you in comeliness and in stature, for she is a mortal, while you are immortal and ageless. But even so I wish and long day by day to reach my home, and to see the day of my return." (Odysseus to Calypso. Homer, Odyssey 5.220).
“伟大的女神,请不要因此而生我的气。我很清楚,不论美貌还是身材,机智的佩内洛普都远远比不上您,因为她只是一介凡人,而您是不老不朽的女神。但即使如此,我还是希望日复一日地回到我的家,看到我回归的那一天。”(奥德修斯在对卡吕普索所说。荷马,《奥德赛》)
