In Homer’s Odyssey poem, it took more than strength to string Odysseus’s bow and one other character nearly achieved the seemingly impossible task.

The Odyssey is, by all accounts, a spectacular retelling of the return of Odysseus from the Trojan war, after a 20-year absence, to his homeland. But while Christopher Nolan’s film is packed with ...

The Greek island of Ithaca anticipates increased tourism following the release of the "Odyssey" film. Businesses and officials expect many visitors to follow the epic poem's inspiration. While the ...

The immense richness of Homer made him the teacher of the Greeks, their greatest poet and philosopher. Rhapsodes, singers of tales, sang extensive sections of the epics in sixth century BCE Athens and ...

The mayor of Ithaca, legendary home to Homer's Odysseus, rejected a proposed rebranding of all the Ionian Islands as "Odysseus' islands." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the final months of Odysseus' voyage, his son Telemachus leaves Ithaca and visits the ancient Greek city of Sparta in search of ...

Sports-lover turned journalist, born and bred in Scotland, with a passion for football (soccer). He’s also a keen follower of NFL, NBA, golf and tennis, among others, and always has an eye on the ...

ATHENS (Reuters Life!) - Greeks on Friday hailed a new study showing the modern-day island of Ithaca is the same as that of Homer's legendary hero Odysseus, rejecting a recent British theory that ...

A man walks next to a bust of Odysseus in the central square of the village of Stavros, on the island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea. Photo: AFP Standing on the ferry as it waits to dock on the Greek ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tourists next to a statue of Odysseus by Korina Cassianou, on the Homeric hero's home island of Ithaca (Angelos TZORTZINIS) ...