Was Homer's Ithaca, described as Odysseus' home in the Odyssey, really the same as the modern island by that name?

Did Odysseus really travel all over the Mediterranean, as commonly believed? This article examines the evidence.

Its best parts are not about sailing, or our hero’s grim and goofy goings-on with man-eating monsters and sirens, but involve prewar politics in Ithaca, and Odysseus’ tricky homecoming.

As Christopher Nolan films his adaptation of The Odyssey, another recent adaptation is topping the charts on Paramount+.

They sailed on and reached the island of Aeaea where the powerful ... Circe had warned Odysseus about the Sirens and their song, so his crew put beeswax in their ears to avoid hearing it.

The Odyssey is set in the Greek islands, during the Mycenaean Bronze ... Many characters from The Odyssey, such as Odysseus, the Sirens and the gods, often appeared in Greek art and pottery.

The smaller of the two harbors on the island, Marina Piccola has ... where it is rumored that mythical sirens seductively sang to Odysseus. This marina is a great place to spend the day at the ...

The Odyssey starts with Odysseus stranded on Calypso's island, where ... with the promise of an inhabitable world, much like the Sirens lure sailors to their doom by promising love and comfort ...