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How long was Odysseus gone?
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Ancient Roman mosaic showing Ulysses (Odysseus) tied to the mast of a ship with five crew members, from the House of Dionysus and Ulysses at Dougga, Tunisia.
A large wooden Trojan horse is labeled with a blue box reading "FICTION" and an arrow pointing to it, illustrating myth versus reality in Homer's Odyssey.
Timeline image titled "Life of Odysseus" with a section labeled "Early Life" describing Odysseus's birth to Laertes and Anticleia, and an illustration of two figures. Odysseus slaying the suitors
Engraved bust of Homer, a bearded man in a conical cap, overlaid on a painting of a galley with rowers and winged figures.
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Is Homer's Odyssey a True Story?
Fact or Fiction? This ancient Greek epic is less than historically accurate.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Telling the Story of Homer's Odyssey with Translator Emily Wilson
“Tell me, Muse…”
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Ulysses and the Sirens
Ulysses (also called Odysseus) tied to the ship's mast as he and his men are encountering...
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Odysseus slaying the suitors
Detail of a red-figure skyphos from Tarquinii, c. 450 bce;...
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin—Preussischer Kulturbesitz

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Timeline of Odysseus's life
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.