An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating to the 14th–13th centuries BCE, during the Mycenaean palatial period.

Few figures in ancient mythology remain as legendary to this day as Odysseus, the fabled Greek king of Ithaca who devised the Trojan Horse, outwitted the Cyclops, and resisted the deadly call of the ...

Was Ithaca truly Odysseus’ home? New discoveries have revived debate on the Homeric hero due to rich archaeological and ...

A miniature bronze bust of Odysseus was also found, carrying attributes associated ... Dating the fountain to the Mycenaean palace period seems highly probable, as researchers previously suggested.

Over the course of 24 books, Odysseus endures the whims of Greek gods, (mostly) avoids the perils posed by mythical creatures, and returns home to rid his palace of freeloaders and schemers wooing ...