The secret code of the Odyssey

By Gilbert Pillot

Subjects: Knowledge, In literature, Literature, Trojan War, Navigation, Greek Epic poetry, Odysseus, Troy, History and criticism, History, Geography, Odyssey (Homer), Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature, Navigation in literature

Description: The Author analysis the route Odysseus followed to travel back to his island and family after the Trojan war. Pillot believes that the real purpose of the Odyssey is as a navigation aid for sailing the North Atlantic islands, written in a coded form so others could not use it. The Author convincingly brings the past to life describing the detail of the long return trip.