Few figures in ancient mythology remain as legendary to this day as Odysseus, the fabled Greek king of Ithaca who devised the ...

An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating ...

At Agios Athanasios, a rugged site in northern Ithaca known since the 19th century as the “School of Homer,” a team led by ...

The team now believe the Agios Athanasios is the previously-referenced site of the Odysseion—the center of a cult of hero ...

These ancient carvings, dating to the late Hellenistic period, appear to confirm the site as a sacred space dedicated to the ...

Archaeologists uncover Mycenaean cisterns, ancient inscriptions, and ritual offerings on Ithaca, suggesting Odysseus was once ...

An amateur historian, Makis Metaxas, claims he found the bones of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey. But the discovery is soon embroiled in controversy, and Makis embarks on ...

But due to some celebrated doings (and undoings), Odysseus wound up logging several thousand sea miles along the way. He got home, to be sure, but the journey took ten years. Hal and Margaret Roth ...

“The Odyssey” has got its hero. Matt Damon will play Odysseus in Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming epic “The Odyssey.” He will appear alongside an expansive cast including Tom ...

Despite the centuries-long significance of the text, not many films have tackled its events directly, and Pasolini focuses on Odysseus’ “nostos” or his return to the island of Ithaca after ...