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Odysseus? - mayan king - 08-18-2006
yet another discovery I'm sure most of us have missed.
http://maderatribune.1871dev.com/news/n ... p?c=167178
"As a result, the entire find has never been reported in the non-Greek press. And so far, major world media show little or no interest in the tale. But for lovers of Homer’s sagas, there’s now no place more appealing than Kefalonia."
Re: Odysseus? - mayan king - 08-18-2006
"...he wore a brooch
made of pure gold with twin tubes for the prongs,
and on the face a work of art: a hunting dog
pinning a spotted fawn in agony
between his forepaws—wonderful to see
how being gold, and nothing more, he bit
the golden dear convulsed, with wild hooves flying...."
if anyone has a picture of that gold brooch..please post...
thanks :wink:
Re: Odysseus? - Arthes - 08-18-2006
Greetings Mayan king,
(I am sure I answered this earlier :? )
this was indeed a fascinating discovery..
and hopefully could be confirmation that Homer's tales were actually based on history, rather than legend..as some claim.
The brooch is not displayed on the museum webpage....but could be held elsewhere now...
(I have just finished reading the first book of David Gemmell's Troy trilogy, which portrays Odysseus as a larger than life character and great storyteller...!)
regards
Arthes
Re: Odysseus? - Felix - 08-18-2006
A pessimist's thought is that if the brooch matches Homer's description, it was made because of Homer's poem, rather than the other way around.
Re: Odysseus? - hoplite14gr - 08-18-2006
Correct observation Felix but so far it is said that the brooch is older than homer so untill all is oficially published its just :?: :?: :?: :?:
More on the subject here:
http://z8.invisionfree.com/Bronze_Age_C ... wtopic=455
Kind regards
Re: Odysseus? - Arthes - 08-18-2006
There is also this thread from last year....OdysseusTomb
Re: Odysseus? - hoplite14gr - 08-19-2006
Nice link Cristina.
Also for those attemptin to browse through the article.
Poros in Greek is a way for "Passage". Some times walkable passages through rivers ar called "poros"
Kind regards