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Odysseus Returns
Finding the Seal
The 1992 excavation of the tomb Makis Metaxas found on Kefalonia gives up an incredible piece of evidence. At the lowest level of a series of graves, Greek archeologist Lazaros Kolonas finds gold jewelry and a royal seal made of fine rock crystal. The image carved on it – a dog attacking a fawn – is uncannily similar to Homer’s description of Odysseus’ royal symbol.
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An ancient tomb might prove that the hero of Homer’s Odyssey Odyssey really existed.