One Tumblr Thread Reveals The Loophole In the Davy Jones Curse

What do you know about the centuries-old sea myth?

Damjan

Published in Tumblr
12 Sep 2021

One Tumblr Thread Reveals The Loophole In the Davy Jones Curse

Ahoy, ye mateys! I promise I typed that in my best pirate voice.

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The Curse of Davy Jones. Certainly, you've heard of it, right? For most people, myself included, Pirates of the Caribbean serves as the introduction to the topic.

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"A woman. He fell in love."

"No, no, no, I heard it was the sea he fell in love with."

"Same story, different versions. And all are true."

—Tia Dalma and Joshamee Gibbs ^[src]

"In the days of myth and legend, the beautiful Calypso, daughter of Atlas, ruled the wine-dark seas, and all sailors everywhere both loved and feared her.

But because she too had mortal blood, Calypso fell in love with a young sailor named Davy Jones.

And she rewarded that love by giving Davy Jones the sacred task of collecting all the poor souls who died at sea and ferrying them to the worlds beyond.Now, because of that love, Davy Jones agreed to set foot on dry land once every ten years. If this love was true to him, his task would be complete, and a new Captain of the Dutchman would be found.

Interesting, right? Well, just wait.