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*In Greek mythology, Calypso was a daughter of Atlas who imprisoned Odysseus for 7 years during his voyage home to Ithaca in Homer's epic, ''The Odyssey''. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_%28mythology%29</ref> | *In Greek mythology, Calypso was a daughter of Atlas who imprisoned Odysseus for 7 years during his voyage home to Ithaca in Homer's epic, ''The Odyssey''. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_%28mythology%29</ref> This could possibly be one of Bungie's more hidden 7 references. | ||
*The class may be named after Jacques Cousteau's oceanographic vessel, the R/V ''Calypso''. | *The class may be named after Jacques Cousteau's oceanographic vessel, the R/V ''Calypso''. | ||
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Template:Ship The Calypso-class Exfiltration Craft is a United Nations Space Command starship classification. These fulfill a purpose similar to Black Cat-class Subprowlers, and were in use in the 2530s, notably in the Battle of K7-49. It appears that Black Cats rendered these ships obsolete. [1]
Trivia
- In Greek mythology, Calypso was a daughter of Atlas who imprisoned Odysseus for 7 years during his voyage home to Ithaca in Homer's epic, The Odyssey. [2] This could possibly be one of Bungie's more hidden 7 references.
- The class may be named after Jacques Cousteau's oceanographic vessel, the R/V Calypso.
