Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Odyssey

The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times and is traditionally identified with the palace of the Homeric king Nestor at "sandy Pylos", described in Homer's Odyssey. This is of course controversial, though the site is on the hill only about 9 km northeast of the bay off Pylos The palace was a two-storey building with store rooms, workshops, baths, light wells, reception rooms and a sewage system. The settlement had been long occupied, with most artifacts discovered dating from 1300 BC. The palace complex was destroyed by fire around 1250 BC.

The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times and is traditionally identified with the palace of the Homeric king Nestor at "sandy Pylos", described in Homer's Odyssey. This is of course controversial, though the site is on the hill only about 9 km northeast of the bay off Pylos The palace was a two-storey building with store rooms, workshops, baths, light wells, reception rooms and a sewage system. The settlement had been long occupied, with most artifacts discovered dating from 1300 BC. The palace complex was destroyed by fire around 1250 BC. A storage room "Palace of Nestor", Mycenaean, Homer, Odyssey, Peloponnese, Greece

The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times and is traditionally identified with the palace of the Homeric king Nestor at "sandy Pylos", described in Homer's Odyssey. This is of course controversial, though the site is on the hill only about 9 km northeast of the bay off Pylos The palace was a two-storey building with store rooms, workshops, baths, light wells, reception rooms and a sewage system. The settlement had been long occupied, with most artifacts discovered dating from 1300 BC. The palace complex was destroyed by fire around 1250 BC. A bathroom with a bathtub

The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times and is traditionally identified with the palace of the Homeric king Nestor at "sandy Pylos", described in Homer's Odyssey. This is of course controversial, though the site is on the hill only about 9 km northeast of the bay off Pylos The palace was a two-storey building with store rooms, workshops, baths, light wells, reception rooms and a sewage system. The settlement had been long occupied, with most artifacts discovered dating from 1300 BC. The palace complex was destroyed by fire around 1250 BC. The circular area is the palace’s central, monumental sacrificial site. This circular structure is located exactly in the center of the large throne room, known as the megaron. It has a diameter of approximately four meters.

The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times and is traditionally identified with the palace of the Homeric king Nestor at "sandy Pylos", described in Homer's Odyssey. This is of course controversial, though the site is on the hill only about 9 km northeast of the bay off Pylos The palace was a two-storey building with store rooms, workshops, baths, light wells, reception rooms and a sewage system. The settlement had been long occupied, with most artifacts discovered dating from 1300 BC. The palace complex was destroyed by fire around 1250 BC.

The Taygetus is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus (aka "Profitis Ilias") is the tallest mountain in the peninsula reaching 2,405 m. The name is appearing in the Odyssey. In classical mythology, it was associated to the nymph Taygete and it was named after her.

Ierapetra is the southernmost city in Europe (excluding Cyprus) and the fourth-largest city in Crete. In ancient times, the city was called Hierapytna. The earliest remains of the city date back to the fifth century BC. It was an important Dorian city in eastern Crete. The city of Gortyn surpassed Hierapytna's importance as an independent state when Hierapytna was conquered by the Romans in 67 BC. The city was severely damaged during the Arab conquest in 824 but was subsequently rebuilt. It experienced a new period of prosperity during the Venetian period from the 13th to the 17th centuries. The Archaeological Collection is housed in the building of an Ottoman School that was built in 1899. Minoan Larnax known as the Episkopi Larnax (named after the find spot). It appears as though all the human figures are descendants of the Cyclopes. A chariot race is visible on the left, above the octopus. Shepherds appear at the bottom right and top left, and ibexes at the top right. Detail: one of the one-eyed shepherds 13th c BC. - The Odyssey, attributed to Homer, was first composed around the 8th or 7th century BC. It tells the story of the Cyclops Polyphemus, who was blinded by Odysseus. They story (and many others) may be way older as parts of long oral traditions.