What the Odyssey Gets Wrong About Bronze Age Greek Religion

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Uploaded 18-06-26

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Homer’s Odyssey is set in the Bronze Age, but Homer (if he was even a real person) lived during the Iron Age. So...is he accurate? Explore Mycenaean religion, Linear B, Poseidon, Potnia, sacrifice, and what Homer gets right and wrong.

00:00 Anachronisms and Boar's Tusk Helmets
2:23 Linear B Tablets and their challenges
5:11 The Mycenaean Gods Explained
11:50 Mycenaean [State] Ritual
18:07 What Homer Gets Right and Wrong



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