Chapter 1
The real world behind the myth
Chapter 2
Monsters and magic on the high seas
Chapter 3
The mind of a trickster
Chapter 4
The final homecoming and legacy
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!)
grecory Archaeologists have found physical evidence matching the Mycenaean palaces described in the Odyssey.
grecory Explore how ancient oral poets memorized and recited massive epic poems like Homer's Odyssey through traditional storytelling techniques.
BETA
grecory Build the wooden horse to discover the clever strategy Odysseus used to defeat Troy.
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'?
Quiz
Which Greek island revealed a 13th-century BCE palace matching Odysseus's home in 2010?
Quiz
Which Tunisian island is traditionally linked to the mythical Land of the Lotus-Eaters?