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Ramla Bay is reputed to be the place where Ullyses, the heroic Greek warrior, met the enchanting queen Calypso. Consequently the island of Gozo is considered by many scholars to be the island of Ogygia. Homer's Odyssey narrates how Ulysses, after the wars of Troy, set sail for Ithaca were he had left his wife Penelope and only son Telamon. After several adventurous days at sea, his boat was wrecked in a terrible storm near the isle of Ogygia and Ulysses drifted on flotsam to the sandy shore of a large bay.

The goddess-nymph Calypso, who inhabited a cave in the hillside overlooking the bay, rescued Ulysses, took him to her cave and nursed him.

He then wished to sail home, but the nymph delayed his departure for seven long years. She promised him eternal youth if he consented staying with her but he refused, preferring to return to his wife and home in Greece.

He prayed to his gods daily and it was Zeus who ordered Calypso to release the homesick man.

Ulysses sailed from Ogygia on a new ship loaded with presents for himself and his family which was a reward from Calypso and she ordered the winds to blow favourably to help him reach home safely. He arrived Ithaca where he found his wife Penelope at home weaving an unending web while she waited and waited for his return.

The view of the red sandy bay, of the sea and of the Gozo landscape is one of a beauty. Hundreds throng to the place for a look at the legendary abode of the brave hero and the lonely nymph.

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