[wagglebee]

If this is really the tomb of Odysseus, it is a huge find.

[wagglebee]

GGG Ping!

I know this is a month old, but I didn't see it posted.

[Spirited]

Schliemann’s find was spectacular and means a great deal to those who understand what was found.

Here is another find that makes fools out of those who denied the existence of those found.

[FreedomPoster]

You thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever,
But you rode upon a steamer to the violence of the sun.

And the colors of the sea blind your eyes with trembling mermaids,
And you touch the distant beaches with tales of brave Ulysses:
How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing,
For the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white laced lips.

And you see a girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise,
And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea.
And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body,
Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind.

The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers,
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter.

Her name is Aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell,
And you know you cannot leave her for you touched the distant sands
With tales of brave Ulysses; how his naked ears were tortured
By the sirens sweetly singing.

The tiny purple fishes run lauging through your fingers,
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter.

[pjd]

The Odyssey - One of my all-time favorite stories. This is so cool.

[Cicero]

Fascinating. I'd like to get the opinions of other archaeologists, but this article makes a persuasive preliminary case.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Cool find ping!

[nicmarlo]

Quite interesting; thanks for posting.

[FairOpinion]

GGG PING

Fascinating! Thanks, wagglebee for posting this.

(I am pinging for SunkenCIv for a couple of days)

[flying Elvis]

On the other hand, the owner of the broach could have heard the story of Odysseus, admired him, and had a copy made, or a local monarch could have sought to legitimize his rule by claming kinship to Odysseus and had a copy made.

[siunevada]

If this is really the tomb of Odysseus, it is a huge find.

"And so far, major world media show little or no interest in the tale."

And Mr Elias of the Madera Tribune brings the story to the USA. I wonder if he took a trip to the Greek islands this year.

[Dustbunny]

Great find !!!

[Lancey Howard]

bttt

[King Prout]

this is NEAT

thanks!

ping

[kalee]

ping

[vetvetdoug]

Yes. Now we have to find the graves of the Cyclops and maybe there are some living sirens for us to find....

[solitas]

Let us just hope Greece is more fortunate than egypt and has no thing similar to a Zahi Hawass.

[nopardons]

It sure is! OH WOW!!!!!!!

[Graymatter]

I'm still not over it that the tomb in Vergina is not that of Philip of Macedon. And now this.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

But wait! The prophecy concerning Ulysses was that when he finally got home from Troy he would place an oar upon his shoulder, walk inland and when someone asked him why he was carrying a winowing fan on his shoulder, that would be the place he would settle down.

Maybe that was the place.

[in the Arena]

From what I can tell, Google Earth has that location listed as Pronos...you can clearly see what they could be referring to as the "acropolis" just above center and and possibly the man made lake just below that...Click the pic to enlarge:

Incidently, this is the first time I've used Google Earth...I see another time sink in my future...