Was Homer’s Odyssey Actually Set in Scandinavia?

Greek Reporter ^ | July 15, 2025 | Caleb Howells

[DeplorableTrumpSupporter]

No, it was set in Central Africa....

Per: A black historian...

Really it was set in New England USA....

Per: Me...

It was set on a different planet...

Per: A Space Alien...

[vikingd00d]

The Odessey took place on Qo’nos; it reads better in the original Klingon.

[Sirius Lee]

It actually takes place in Trenton, NJ. It was a dump even back then.

[Red Badger]

So, his real name was ‘Olaf’?.................

[Red Badger]

No wonder it was called the ‘Odyssey’! He was really, really lost!...............

[Red Badger]

Well the ‘Sirens’ align pretty well with those Scandinavian chicks.............

[BipolarBob]

And the main character was really Ursula, not Ulysses, and she was a powerful really gay leader.

[Ancesthntr]

I don’t buy this - wasn’t this text used to find Troy, which is in modern Turkey? How does that even remotely correspond to Scandinavia?

[Reily]

Odyssey & Iliad are two separate works attributed to Homer. Not advocating the Scandinavian connection but Schliman used the Iliad plus tradition to locate the Troy site. Tradition for example both Alexander and Augustus went to that area to honor the heroes of the story.

[SunkenCiv]

This Scandivanian fantasy is Odd, that’s for sure.

[Red Badger]

I have my own Scandinavian fantasy..................... 😉

[Reily]

I remember a TV documentary from the 1970s
probably BBC in origin that traced at the voyages of Odysseus in the Mediterranean. The spokesperson was retired RN officer who had a yacht. He sailed to each spot he thought matched the description in the Odyssey

[SunkenCiv]

Take a number.

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Dumbest theory ever.

Not even close. There's actually a small number of weirdos who claim that the entire Roman Empire was hoaxed. I first encountered this absurdity 25 or so years ago over on DelphiForums, but it's been around in some form or other since the 18th century. I'm not normally much of a fan of Colavito, but that's where this link goes.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Cold Heart]

“Like figuring out where the Hobbit takes place”

My research suggests New Zealand

[The Great RJ]

So Odysseus was really named Ole …ya sure makes sense to me now.

[DeplorableTrumpSupporter]

Yea, didn’t you see their flag? It was the rainbow flag...