Find the palace of Ode in the epic of the Morning

Archaeologists from the University of Ioannina have said they have found the site of the palace of Odysseus. This proves that Odysseus is by no means a legend but a real historical figure.

The site on Ithaca island where scientists believe the Odysseus palace was found.
(Photo: Daily Mail) .

Odysseus, known as Ulysses by the ancient Romans, was the king of Ithaca and was the main character in Homer's Odyssey. This is the story of a 10-year journey to return to Odysseus' home after the Greek army defeated Troy.

Although this is a story known primarily through Homer's chant, however, archaeologists claim that this is purely a historical fact. Because of that, they found Odysseus' residence on Ithaca Island, on the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece.

Greek archaeologists say they have found the remains of a large three-story building, with carved steps on stones and pottery fragments. This site was determined to exist from the 8th century BC, the time when Odysseus became king of Ithaca .

Scientists from the University of Ioannina said the new palace found on Ithaca island fits perfectly with what Homer described in his epic.

' Based on the important evidence found, we believe that the palace of Odysseus and Penelope was discovered. The palace of Homer era was very numerous but has not been discovered before. This discovery is only one of many, 'said Professor Thanassis Papadopoulos, the head of the excavation program.

The site is found on Ithaca Island in northwestern Greece. (Photo: Daily Mail).

However, Papadopoulos's conclusion has created a lot of debate in European archeology and it seems that Papadopulos will have to spend a lot of ink to convince his colleagues.

An English researcher, Robert Bittlestone, argued that the ancient island of Ithaca Homer described was nothing like the island of Ithaca, but archaeologists found the palace of Odysseus except the name . And in fact, the ancient Ithaca island is located on the Paliki peninsula, on the island of Cephalonia. The researcher believes that Paliki was an independent island separate from Cephalonia Island by a sea channel that was later filled by the rocks created by an earthquake.

However, many other researchers believe that, whether it is related to Odysseus or not, this is still an interesting finding. ' Whether this discovery is related to Ulysses or not is still an interesting finding. The more important thing is that it was discovered a royal palace , 'said Adriano La Regina, an Italian archaeologist.

In fact, another Homer epic, ' Illiad ' many years ago, is considered by historians to be a legend. Until the 1970s, a German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann claimed to have found Troy at Hisarlik site in northwestern Turkey, believing that Troy was not just a legend. .