Why, even a deathless god
who came upon that place would gaze in wonder,
heart entranced with pleasure. Hermes the guide,
the mighty giant-killer, stood there, spellbound.
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 5, lines 81-84. Calypso’s home on the paradise island of Ogygia is so beautiful that even the messenger of the gods Hermes gazes in astonishment at it.