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Archaeologists in Greece have discovered what they believe to be the oldest known excerpt from Homer's epic poem The Odyssey .
A team of Greek and German researchers found it on an engraved clay plaque, the cradle of the Olympics in the Peloponnese peninsula, said Tuesday the Greek Ministry of Culture.
He holds 13 verses from the 14th Odyssey Rhapsody where his hero, Ulysses, approaches his life friend Eumee. Preliminary estimates date from discoveries in the Roman period, probably before the 3rd century AD
The date still had to be confirmed, but the plaque was still "a great archaeological, epigraphic, literary and historical exhibition", indicated the ministry.
The Odyssey, 12,109 lines of poetry attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, tells the story of Ulysses, king of Ithaca, who wanders for 10 years while trying to go home after the fall of Troy.
The Odyssey is the second major poem attributed to Homer after Iliad and scholars date his writings to 675 – 725 BCE. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest literary works in the world. – Reuters
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