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The Real Locations of Homer's Odyssey

The Real Locations of Homer's Odyssey

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Jan 25, 2025
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In Homer’s epic story “Odyssey”, Odysseus embarks on a trek home from the Trojan War, in which along the way he encounters many obstacles.

In recent years, scholars believe that they may have identified several of the locations that are depicted Odysseus visiting in the story. The first few locations were of course in the Ageaen Sea that separates Gre…

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