Homer's Odyssey is the most influential piece of classic literature ever written — and you already live inside it without knowing. Trojan horse. Siren. Odyssey. Achilles' heel. Scylla and Charybdis. E
The real story was probably something more like the movie Troy (2004) laid out. Homer likely embellished the real events with myth and fantasy to create the epic Greek saga that is the Odyssey. A story based on fact is further supported by the lost city of Troy being found in 1870. Upon returning from his 20 year adventure, I can see an old Odysseus spinning tall tales to spellbound Ithacans who further embellished the stories in the oral histories until the final version was set down through the ages.
Oh I finally understood what that whole story was about ! 👏👏
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