The book is included in the Evdoxos bibliography database (book code: 68371926).

Follow the steps of Odysseus on a unique journey through the Mediterranean with guide John Freely, one of the most important contemporary authors of travel books. From the shores of Asia Minor to Sicily, through Crete, Corfu, Ithaca, and beyond, the verses of the Iliad and the Odyssey come alive in a unique journey where myth meets reality.

Through the analyses of scholars, the research of archaeologists, and the personal gaze of the enchanted traveler who has visited each historical site himself, the author brings to life the world of the poet: he explores where mythical places, such as the Land of the Lotus Eaters or the island of Circe, may be located, as well as the distinctive characteristics of the Mediterranean landscape that so inspired Homer.

With deep knowledge and passion, Freely demonstrates how the Homeric epics continue to live on through literature, art, myth, and legends across the ages.

INCLUDES MAPS AND RICH ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL.