Calypso’s captive Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CALYPSO (noun)
1. rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
2. (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
CAPTIVE (adjective)
1. giving or marked by complete attention to
2. being in captivity
CAPTIVE (noun)
1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
2. an animal that is confined

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