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Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer''s
Odyssey? The mystery has baffled scholars for over two millennia,
particularly because Homer''s descriptions bear little resemblance
to the modern island called Ithaki. This highly illustrated book
tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of
the true location of Homer''s Ithaca by following a detective trail
of literary, geological and archaeological clues. We can now
identify all the places on the island that are
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Prologue; Text, translation and images;
Part I. Speculation:
1. Catastrophe;
2. Conundrum;
3. Odyssey;
4. Controversy;
5. Schizocephalonia;
6. Strabo;
7. Geology;
8. Coincidence;
9. Competition;
10. Ambush;
11. Poseidon;
Part II. Exploration:
12. Thinia;
13. Phorcys;
14. Eumaios;
15. Asteris;
16. Telemachos;
Part III. Assimilation:
17. Analysis;
18. Inquiry;
19. Landscape;
20. Quickbird;
21. Doulichion;
22. Laertes;
23. Network;
24. Pottery;
25. Drama;
26. Exodus;
Part IV. Revelation:
27. Rockfall;
28. Earthquake;
29. Uplift;
30. Shoreline;
31. Epiphany;
32. Ithaca;
33. Intuition;
34. Vision;
Epilogue; Appendix
1. James Diggle: A philologist reflects; Appendix
2. John Underhill: The geology and geomorphology of Thinia;
Appendix
3. Exploratory technology; Appendix
4. A comparison of Homeric theories; Appendix
5. Postscript.
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