Monthly Archives: August 2014

4. Odysseus and the moon

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Florence and Kenneth Wood

THERE  is a compelling and consistent case to be made from narrative in the Odyssey that the rhythms of Odysseus’s adventures after the sacking of Troy reflect the progression of lunar months in Homer’s construction of an annual luni-solar calendar … Continue reading →

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5. Homer the Mathematician

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Florence and Kenneth Wood

A major advance in our study of Homer’s Odyssey as a source of astronomical learning was analysis of the considerable numerical data embedded throughout the epic. This data is directly related not only to the construction of a luni-solar calendar … Continue reading →

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6. Homer and a ‘deadly secret message’

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Florence and Kenneth Wood

AS battle raged between Greeks and Trojans in Homer’s Iliad, two warriors confronted and challenged each other in no-man’s land. Soon, and in a strange turn of events, they established common ground and friendship before shaking hands and going their … Continue reading →

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Astronomy and post-Homeric drama

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Florence and Kenneth Wood

In Greek Moon, A study of Greek drama as astronomical allegory, Dr Michael Buhagiar explores works by Aeschylus and Sophocles for astronomical connotations and a possible continuity with the  astronomy of Homer’s Secret Odyssey and Homer’s Secret Iliad . Dr … Continue reading →

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