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An ancient tomb might prove that the hero of Homer’s Odyssey really existed.
An amateur historian, Makis Metaxas, claims he found the bones of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey. But the discovery is soon embroiled in controversy, and Makis embarks on his own odyssey to convince the world he is right.
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Preview: 8/28/2024 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
An amateur historian, Makis Metaxas, claims he found the bones of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey. But the discovery is soon embroiled in controversy, and Makis embarks on his own odyssey to convince the world he is right.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(dramatic music) - The Homeric epics, we think of them as myth, but they are also history.
- I think the spirit of Odysseus never left from here.
I saw the design, the symbol from Odysseus.
- A dog grabbing a deer.
- [Researcher] In this image, that is Odysseus.
- Could this be Odysseus's tomb?
- [Researcher] People started to threaten us.
- But it's there!
How can you ignore it?
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In 1992, the discovery of a tomb leads to claims that the body buried there is King Odysseus. (1m 37s)
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The 1992 excavation of the tomb Makis Metaxas found gives up an incredible piece of evidence. (2m 36s)
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Ismini Milliaresis describes the archeological dig that took place on her family's land on Kefalonia (2m 25s)
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Makis Metaxas believes Odysseus' kingdom was in his hometown on the island of Kefalonia. (2m 37s)
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Homer calls Odysseus “King of the Ithacans.” But there are no Mycenaean ruins on modern-day Ithaki. (1m 55s)
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