Mapping or unmapping the journey of Odysseus with an archaeologist

British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has drawn audiences, young and old, worldwide. The film, adapted from Homer’s The Odyssey, follows Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he struggles to return home after the Trojan War.After watching the film on July 18, Eric H Cline posted on X: “Just got back from watching The Odyssey. Short take: excellent movie overall. Just go enjoy it as a movie. We can nitpick all we want about adherence to Homer, but Nolan has done a very good job telling most of the tale…”Cline is no ordinary viewer. An archaeologist and professor of ancient history and archaeology at George Washington University, he has spent decades studying the Bronze and Iron Ages, the Trojan War, and Homer’s epics. When asked by indianexpress.com whether he had ever attempted