The problems inherent in drawing on Homeric epic as an historical source are here reviewed with specific reference to the light that this material may shed on ancient seafaring. Some passages from The Iliad and The Odyssey are discussed as case studies.
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Wright, M.T. (2008). Homer at Sea (クデジヅヌサソツケ ヰキセサヅジケ). In: Paipetis, S.A. (eds) Science and Technology in Homeric Epics. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8784-4_29
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