The Odyssey and the Argonauts

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It has been said the Odysseus voyage back to his ancestral home of Ithaka is nothing more that a trip around Sicily. If true then he and is crew seem to be inept sailors even allowing for a limitation of ships and navigation tools in ancient times. Perhaps Homer (or the storytellers who told Homeric poems) were familiar with this area and this could give more resonance to their tales.

In this article we shall look at the route taken by both Odysseus and Jason and determine what similarities and differences marked their voyages

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(A) 39.957, 26.239,Troy (B) 40.85, 25.866667,"[place" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid. First Stop after Troy where he fights with the Kikones (C) 37.783333, 10.883333 Country of the Lotus Eaters (D)37.083333, 15.283333,Thrinacia Where Odysseus blinds Polyphemous. Does he go back again? (E)38.423889, 27.142778,Aiolia After which they are in sight of Ithaka when they are blown across the world (F)38.716667, 13.183333, Telepylos Where the crew were confronted by Giants (G)42.761833, 10.240833, Here Odysseus is enchanted by Kirke (H)40.55, 14.133333, Odysseus ties himself to the mast and hears the voices of the Sirens (I)38.183333, 15.55,Skylla and Kharybdis (J)37.283333, 15.583333,Thrinacia Does he go back again? (K)36.05, 14.25,Ogygia (L)39.666667, 19.75,Skherie (M)38.366667, 20.716667,Ithaka </googlemap>

The Voyage of Odysseus

  • (A) Troy is the site of the Trojan was as recounted in Homer's Iliad. After the war was successfully concludes with the sacking of Troy, Odysseus and his crew start what will be their ten year journey back home to Ithaka.
  • (B) "[place" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.. First Stop after Troy where he fights with the Kikones at Ismarus. This was more an act of piracy and plunder than a stop off for supplies

(C) Country of the Lotus Eaters. His crew spend a year here drugged by the Lotus Eaters although for the crew they do not sense the passing of time. (D) Thrinacia. Where Odysseus blinds Polyphemous. At this point things go from bad to worse as Odysseus provokes Poseidon who is determined to make Odysseus' trip back home as awkward as possible. A little more diplomacy from Odysseus would have served him and his crew well. As it is his arrogance will prolong his journey and lead to the ultimate perish of his crew. Does he go back again? (E)Aiolia After which they are in sight of Ithaka when they are blown across the world (F)3Telepylos Where the crew were confronted by Giants (G) Here Odysseus is enchanted by Kirke (H) Odysseus ties himself to the mast and hears the voices of the Sirens (I)Skylla and Kharybdis (J)Thrinacia Does he go back again? (K)Ogygia (L)Skherie (M)Ithaka

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