Calypso Salisb.
布 袋 蘭 C a l y p s o b u l b o s a(L.) Oakes,F a i r y S l i p p e r syn. Cypripedium bulbosum L.
Calypso: (καλύπτω, kalyptō), means "to cover", "to conceal 隱匿", "to hide", or "to deceive". A nymph in Greek mythology, who lived on the island of Ogygia, where she detained Odysseus for 7 years. She is the daughter of the Titan Atlas.
龍 口 蘭A r e t h u s a b u l b o s a L., Dragon's Mouth Orchid Arethusa: (Ἀρέθουσα), means "the waterer". A daughter of Nereus (making her a Nereid),who fled from her home in Arcadia beneath the sea and came up as a fresh water fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily. The myth of her transformation begins in Arcadia when she came across a clear stream and began bathing, not knowing it was the river god Alpheus (the Alfei River).Link
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