Myth Collides With History in Greece Where Tiles Found Marked ‘Odysseus’ Confirm Hero Worship of Homer’s Trojan War King

Myth Collides With History in Greece Where Tiles Found Marked ‘Odysseus’ Confirm Hero Worship of Homer’s Trojan War King

Myth Collides With History in Greece Where Tiles Found Marked ‘Odysseus’ Confirm Hero Worship of Homer’s Trojan War King Tile Stamped with Odysseus from 13th century BC found on Ithaca – Credit: Χρ. Μαραμπέα (Christina Marampea) / Greek Ministry of Culture As is so often the case in Greek history, real events merge with myth—and there’s no more perfect example than the island of Ithaca, renowned as the homeland of ‘Odysseus’ the hero king in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey . Now, at an archeological dig there, tiles bearing the name of Odysseus have been found, confirming the location of a long-theorized site where followers carried out hero worship for the semi-mythical king. The only character to feature prominently in both of Homer’s epics,  The Iliad and The Odyssey , Odysseus fought in the Trojan War as the king of Ithaca before embarking on a perilous journey home that took 10 years, during which he encounters terrifying monsters, temptation, and challenges. In the northern part of the re…