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Homer Odyssey: Oldest extract discovered on clay tablet
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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.

Found near the ruined Temple of Zeus in the ancient city of Olympia, the tablet has been dated to Roman times.

It is engraved with 13 verses from the poem recounting the adventures of the hero Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

The tale was probably composed by Homer in the late 8th Century BC.

It would have been handed down in an oral tradition for hundreds of years before the tablet was inscribed.

The exact date of the tablet still needed to be confirmed, but its discovery was "a great archaeological, epigraphic, literary and historical exhibit", the Greek culture ministry said in a statement.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44779492

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What a find!

..."The Odyssey is widely considered to be a seminal work in Western literature." ...

However, the BBC failed to report on the 'new' ending to Homer's Odyssey.

It now appears that Odysseus, (King of Ithaca), and the boys were offered asylum in Spain, given new Adidas track suits to wear, then secretly stuffed into a gigantic balloon and floated over to London. Once on the ground they plan to overthrow the British government and invite Donald Trump in to run the place. At least that's the plan according to Homer's new version..... :)

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