And what if we have traveled alongside Odysseus on his ship! In our imagination, of course! Because the Mediterranean, until recently, held in its depths, inaccessible to us, the sunken vessels. But what is the historical reality? What were the ships of the Mycenaeans and the Homeric heroes like? For what reasons did they set sail "upon the wide back of the sea" and what were their destinations?

What did they seek on their Mediterranean journeys and how did they cope with the difficulties on the sea routes? What was life like at sea and where did they look for safe harbors? Which peoples sailed on the decks of the ships and how did the sailors and cultures of the Aegean world interact with those of Egypt, Phoenicia, and Cyprus?

What were the secrets of the shipbuilders for choosing timber and what tools did they have at their disposal? How did they build ships without a initial frame and without nails? Through a spiral approach, starting from the shipbuilding interpretation of Odysseus' "raft," we explore.