A clay tablet discovered during an archaeological dig may be the oldest written record of Homer's epic tale, the Odyssey, ever found in Greece, the country's culture ministry has said.
1 posted on
07/11/2018 3:09:09 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
Perhaps the scrawls of a student practicing his writing.
4 posted on
07/11/2018 3:17:24 AM PDT by
Pontiac
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6 posted on
07/11/2018 3:59:42 AM PDT by
Freedom_Is_Not_Free
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To: SunkenCiv
Someday in the far future, archeologists will dig up a print of Oh Brother Where Art Thou and declare it Homer Odyssey, Oldest extract discovered.
8 posted on
07/11/2018 4:06:37 AM PDT by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: SunkenCiv
handed down in an oral tradition for hundreds of yearsThey didn't worry about plagiarism, so it kept getting improved down the years.
10 posted on
07/11/2018 4:33:41 AM PDT by
MUDDOG
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14 posted on
07/11/2018 4:49:11 AM PDT by
PGalt
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15 posted on
07/11/2018 5:01:34 AM PDT by
rlmorel
(Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
To: SunkenCiv
Amazing. I love all the Greek stuff, but the Odyssey is in a class of it’s own.
Wily Odysseus, faithful Penelope, monsters, trips to the Underworld. Truly the best of the Classics.
Thanks as always for the great posts!
(and of course, those Sirens...Tim Buckley had something to say about that!)
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07/11/2018 7:02:05 AM PDT by
CharleysPride
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24 posted on
07/11/2018 7:25:16 AM PDT by
Cincinnatus.45-70
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