Younger only than his Iliad as an example of Western literature, Homer’s Odyssey is a priceless trove of information about life in ancient Greece. Its pages (or touchscreen) describe how those folks ate and drank, how they travelled, slept and worshiped, how they fought and how they thought. There are few more detailed accounts of living in Homeric times. Modern readers are often surprised at how naturally the Greek gods intervened in the daily lives of mortals.
As with much ancient literature, many of the Odyssey’s accounts and descriptions are consistent with known historical and geographical facts. Some tales, such as Odysseus’s encounter with Cyclops, are entirely true. The story of Mentor is one of those.
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