Ancient Greek inscriptions point to the ‘Sanctuary of Odysseus’

Bronze statue, artifacts reveal ancient cult of Odysseus on Ithaca

Excavations at 'Homer's School' reveal artifacts bearing his name and a bronze statue, confirming the existence of an ancient cult worshiping the hero.

Archaeologists May Have Found Odysseus’ Sanctuary on Ithaca

A new discovery ties myth to place, revealing centuries of cult worship and civic ritual.

Which Ancient Greek Poet Came First, Homer or Hesiod?

A Reading of Homer, by Lawrence Alma Tadema, 1885. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Homer is widely recognised as Greece’s oldest and most important poet. He was the composer of the Iliad and the Odyssey. However, the poet Hesiod is also extremely famous and important to Greek epic tradition. Is Homer generally regarded as the more ancient of the two? Or could it be that Hesiod preceded Homer? Did the ancient Greeks place Homer before or…

Sanctuary Associated with Worship of Trojan War Hero Identified on Greek Island - Archaeology Magazine

Fragment of a tile stamped with part of the name "Odysseus" ITHACA, GREECE—In Homer’s epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Greek hero Odysseus hails from the island of Ithaca in the Ionian Sea. Greek City Times reports that archaeological work conducted by a team from the University of Ioannina has uncovered further evidence of the Trojan War warrior’s association with the island. The recent excavations occurred near the village of Exogi at…

Ancient Greek inscriptions point to the ‘Sanctuary of Odysseus’

Archeologists continue to shed light on the historical origins behind Homer’s ‘Odyssey.’