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Odysseus

The Mystery of the Eteocretans – Gatekeepers of Crete’s Hidden Past

2019-08-19 by Phil Butler

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Homer’s Odyssey tells of the hero Odysseus visiting Crete on his return home. The tale also tells of the unsolved mystery of the Eteocretans.

Tags: August Schoergendorfer, crete, Dorians, Eteocretans, Henri van Effenterre, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Hitler, Knossos, Kydones, Linear A, Major General Julius Ringe, master race, Minoan, Minoan Civilization, Minoan treasures, Minoans, Nazi archaeology, Nazi mysticism, Odysseus, Phaistos disc

Odysseus’ Palace Archaeological Dig on Ithaca to Continue

2018-08-29 by Phil Butler

Ithaki

A visit to from Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras is cause for renewed enthusiasm over continued excavations at the Palace of Odysseus on the island of Ithaca (Ithaki).

Tags: Achilles, Alexis Tsipras, archaeological discovery, Homer, Ithaca, Ithaki, Odysseus, Palace of Odysseus, Thanassis Papadopoulos, Trojan War, Troy




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