Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Rediscovering the Odyssey of Homer: Was it History or Myth? Rising Tide Foundation May 20   READ IN APP   Up until the late 19th century, humanity had presumed that the fantastical stories conveyed in the ancient works of Homer were little more than fiction. However, certain archaeologists choose to see in Homer’s work the metaphorical hand of truth, and following the author’s descriptions of lands contained in the Iliad, tracked down the exact locations where the re-discovery of the ruins of Troy would be found in 1871 by Heinrich Schliemann and Frank Calvert. This discovery sent shockwaves through the world as our understanding of Ancient Greek culture which itself was tied deeply into Egypt and even Asia, was revolutionized. Homer was not merely a mythmaker alone, but was in fact embedding the causes (both geopolitical, cultural and moral) of Greece’s mysterious fall into a long dark age between 1100 BCE to 750 BCE within his epic poems. In this Rising Tide Foundation lecture, RTF advisor Gerald Therrien introduces Homer’s Odyssey from this methodological vantage point. Like those great scholars who saw in the Iliad the code to cracking gordian knots of universal history, Gerald approaches the tale of Homer’s second work that tells the tale of Odysseus’ harrowing 10 year voyage home. The moral lessons and insights into human nature contained in this immortal work present us with the means to avoid the self-induced tragedies that wrecked havoc on the ancient Greeks, and provide the keys to revive new renaissances into future ages. To access the full list of lectures within this symposium (entitled “Storytelling, Myth making and Universal History), click here. The Rising Tide Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Montreal, Canada, focused on facilitating greater bridges between east and west while also providing a service that includes geopolitical analysis, research in the arts, philosophy, sciences and history. Consider supporting our work by subscribing to our substack page and Telegram channel at t.me/RisingTideFoundation. Rising Tide Foundation Dedicated to the enhancement of cross-cultural understanding and dialogue between east and west. You're currently a free subscriber to Rising Tide Foundation. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. Upgrade to paid   Like Comment Restack   © 2025 Rising Tide Foundation PO Box 3, Ste Martine, Quebec, J0S 1V0 Unsubscribe