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6. The Northern Atlantic and the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean

7. The Faroe Islands: Ogygia and mount Høgoyggj St óra Dímun 1 km

8. St óra Dímun: Calypso’s island? Høgoyggj

10. “ He sailed through the sea for seventeen days… Atlantic Ocean Ogygia Baltic Sea

11. … and on the eighteenth the shadowy mountains/ of the Phaeacian land appeared, which grew very close to him/ and looked like a shield on the misty sea” (Od. V, 279-281)

13. Going to Scheria, along the coast southward Ogygia

14. Going to Scheria, along the coast southward Ogygia Scheria

17. The mouth of the Figgjo, Nausicaa’s river

18. The rock in the shape of ship before the harbour

19. Archaeological finds in Figgjo’s area Figgjo’s area is one of the richest in Bronze Age finds in Norway: graves and rock carvings that often portray ships. Actually, Homer calls the Phaeacians “renowned navigators” (“ ναυσικλυτοι ανδρες ” ).

23. There is a “long island” in the South-Fyn archipelago (Denmark) Scheria Baltic Sea

24. The South-Fyn archipelago is the only one in the world perfectly complying with Homer’s indications Langeland-Dulichium Aer ø- Same T å singe-Zacynthus Ly ø- Ithaca Avernak ø- Asteris

25. The flat “Pelops’ Island” east of Ithaca Ithaca Same Zacinthus Dulichium Peloponnese Elis Pylus Lacedaemon Epirus Echinads Baltic Sea Argolis Arcadia

26. Analogies between Baltic Sea and Aegean Sea Baltic Sea Aegean Sea The Homeric Peloponnese is level; the Greek one is uneven and, on the other hand, it is not an island, despite of its own name. What is similar is their position, south-west of their respective bassins.

28. Ly ø, the westernmost island of the South-Fyn arcipelago… 1 km

29. … is Ulysses’ Ithaca, “ the last in the sea towards the night ” 1 km First Point ( πρωτη ακτη ) Town and harbor Ulysses’ house Phorkys’ harbor Neritus wood fields Raven’s Stone Eumaeus’ hut

30. The “Raven’s Stone” near Eumaeus’ hut

31. “ It always rains here and there is plenty of moisture”

33. Tåsinge – Zacynthus

34. Langeland, the “long” island (“Dulichium”)

36. Areas of the three islands adjacent to Ithaca • A e r ø (Same, 24 suitors ): 88 kmq (6800 inhabitants) • T å singe (Zacynthus, 20 s.): 70 kmq (6000 inh.) • Langeland (Dulichium, 52 s.): 185 kmq (15000 inh.) The proportion between suitors and areas is remarkable Dulichium Same Zacyinthus T å singe Ae r ø Langeland

39. The “Mycenaean” swords found in Nebra, Germany

48. Shields, spears and swords

49. “ Spiral bracelets, hair-bands and necklaces” (Il.XVIII, 401)

50. The great grave near Kivik, Sweden (75 m diameter)

51. Kivik’s entrance

52. The carvings on Kivik slabs

53. The carving of the chariot

55. Cloaks and tunics of the Northern Bronze Age

57. What about Schliemann, who found Troy in the Anatolian hill of Hisarlik?

63. Correspondence between Aegean and Baltic “Hellespont” Aegean Sea Baltic Sea

65. Looking for Troy Homeric Hellespont Baltic Sea Troy?

66. “ Homeric” placenames in Southern Finland Ellesponto omerico Mar Baltico Troia?

67. “ Homeric” placenames in Southern Finland

68. Other placenames: Toija

69. July 11th, 1992: on the way for Toija

72. The Finnish “Troas”

73. The area around Toija and Aijala Batieia Hill Achaean camp (“aigialos”) Flooded plain Simo ïs Scamander Scaean Gates Troy Batieia Hill

74. Aerial view of the area of Toija

75. Aerial view of the area of Toija Troy

76. Aerial view of the area of Toija Troy Batieia Hill

77. The hill where Troy probably stood

78. “ The plain was all filled with fl ooded water” (Il. XXI, 300)

79. Troy Batieia Scamander flooded plain “ aigialos” Simo ï s

85. Archaeological finds in the area of Toija

86. A Bronze Age grave near Toija

88. Homer’s “grassy Scamander”

89. The second river of Toija (the Simoïs)

90. The rises on the shoulders of Troy (the Homeric Ida)

93. The route of the Achaeans from Aulis to Lemnos and Troy Aulis Lemnos Troy Chios Hellas Ellespontos Thracian Sea Samothrace Boeotia Thebes Cyprus Phocis Thrace Kos

94. The Norrtälje bay (Aulis)

95. Lemland - Lemnos

96. Remains of a Bronze age defence wall in Å land

97. Homer’s world reconstructed in Northern Europe Ogygia Aeolia Syria Ortygia Temese Helike Ithaca Pelop . Aetolia Crete Athens Euboea Egypt Naxos Thebes Aulis Troy Scheria Thracian Sea Hellespont Hellas Kos Phthia Pharos Chios Cyprus Curetes Libyans Rhodes Iolcus Centaurs Lapithae Pieria Olympus Ethiopians Aeaea Charybdis Colchis Laestrygonians Cyclopes Hypereia Phocis Locris Thrace Emathia Boeotia Tartarus

105. The migration to the Aegean Sea: the River Dnieper’s way Dnieper Western Dvina Baltic Sea Mar Nero Aegean Sea

110. Here is the Reidsundet , that is…

111. Ulysses’ strait Scylla lower rock strait -> Thrinacia Charybdis