The epic Odyssey
Chapter 1
The real world behind the myth
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Chapter 2
Monsters and magic on the high seas
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Chapter 3
The mind of a trickster
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Chapter 4
The final homecoming and legacy
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The epic Odyssey
Ch 1 · The real world behind the myth
grecory The Real Odyssey
They prayed to the hero of the sea! (Odysseus!) / A real-world ancient sanctuary! (Yeah, history!)
Fun Fact
Oral memory trick: Ancient bards memorized all 12,110 lines of the Odyssey without writing a single word down.
Glossary
mycenaean (adjective)
Relating to the Aegean civilization of the late Bronze Age in Greece. Heinrich Schliemann excavated this civilization's ruins in 1876, proving the historical basis of Homer's epic.
Relating to the Aegean civilization of the late Bronze Age in Greece. Heinrich Schliemann excavated this civilization's ruins in 1876, proving the historical basis of Homer's epic.
Quiz
What ancient Greek word for 'homecoming' is the root of the modern word 'nostalgia'?
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Which Greek island revealed a 13th-century BCE palace matching Odysseus's home in 2010?
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Which Tunisian island is traditionally linked to the mythical Land of the Lotus-Eaters?