Papyrus Fragment Of Homers Odyssey
by Getty Research Institute
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Papyrus Fragment Of Homers Odyssey
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Getty Research Institute
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Fragment of Homer's Odyssey on papyrus, from the 1st century B.C., found in Egypt. The text describes a moment when Odysseus frees his companions from a spell by the goddess Circe. Believed to have been composed in the 700s B.C., the Odyssey tells the story of the hero Odysseus's return from the Trojan War. Sheets of papyrus were the main writing material in the ancient world. From the form of the letters used in this text, scholars can date this papyrus copy of the Odyssey to the first century B.C. Additional writing, possibly a commentary on a later section of the Odyssey, covers the back side of the fragment.
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