According to Greek tradition, Odysseus had a son named Latinus who ruled over the Etruscans. Was he the King Latinus of ...

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

We are in ancient India, where you are the lucky recipient of a front-row seat to an archery contest devised by King Drupada, ...

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.

Ahead of the publication of a new edition of Homer’s epics—which he has illustrated—the artist also explains why he switches ...

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 ...

Boston College welcomes Professors Louis Epstein (Musicology, St. Olaf College) and Daniel Groll (Philosophy, Carleton College) to campus for an interdisciplinary week-long residency in April 2025.

Return to Ithaca: After a decade of trials, Odysseus reaches Ithaca to find his palace overrun by suitors vying for his wife Penelope’s hand.

Among the most compelling are two Hellenistic-era inscriptions. One reads ΟΔΥCCEOC—the genitive form of Odysseus, implying possession or dedication, likely referencing a palace or temple.

It's been almost half a century since I first went to Croatia, part of Yugoslavia in those days. Shipped off for the summer ...