Thursday, November 04, 2004
Trojan Odyssey
I've just finished reading Trojan Odyssey, a popular novel by Clive Cussler.
It is based, in part, on the non-fiction work of Iman Jacob Wilkens entitled, Where Troy Once Stood: The Mystery of Homer's Iliad & Odyssey Revealed, in which it is argued--contrary to Heinrich Schliemann's discovery of Troy-- that Ilium was in England and Homer's Odyssey was a Celtic tale about a Celtic warrior who sailed the Atlantic trying to get from England to Southern Spain. It is an intriguing hypothesis and an interesting twist on Homer's work.
Cussler's book is a fun read for anyone interested in Celtic mythology or the Trojan War.
It is based, in part, on the non-fiction work of Iman Jacob Wilkens entitled, Where Troy Once Stood: The Mystery of Homer's Iliad & Odyssey Revealed, in which it is argued--contrary to Heinrich Schliemann's discovery of Troy-- that Ilium was in England and Homer's Odyssey was a Celtic tale about a Celtic warrior who sailed the Atlantic trying to get from England to Southern Spain. It is an intriguing hypothesis and an interesting twist on Homer's work.
Cussler's book is a fun read for anyone interested in Celtic mythology or the Trojan War.
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