Odysseus’ famous homecoming – his nostos – provides part of the root of our modern word nostalgia, coined in 1688 to describe a kind of mad longing for the past. Literally meaning “grief for/from a ...

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

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It was Odysseus who convinced Achilles to fight in the Trojan War and fight for the Greek forces led by Menelaus' brother, King Agamemnon of Mycenae. According to the Iliad, ...

After Achilles’ death during the Trojan War, his divine armor became the ultimate prize, symbolizing the title of the army’s most valuable warrior. Both Ajax and Odysseus vied for this honor.

Achilles and Odysseus and Diomedes became paradigmatic heroes. Homer’s description of birds, other animals, lands, seas, constellations, the Sun, and the Moon made up the first Greek exploration ...

So Achilles isn't just Achilles. He's swift-footed Achilles. [Speaking Greek] Odysseus is not just Odysseus. He's Polutlas, much-enduring Odysseus. He's Megaletor, great-hearted Odysseus.

Celebrations are a joyous time of reuniting with family and friends. But afterward, people can sometimes be left uneasily mulling over their rela ...