Help us solve the greatest mystery of the Classical world
Scholars have been baffled for centuries.
In the Odyssey Homer gives a detailed description of Ithaca, Odysseus’ homeland.
But where is it?
Robert Bittlestone had an inspired idea.
What if Paliki, the peninsula on the western coast of Kefalonia, was actually a separate island at the time of Odysseus?

Then it perfectly matches Homer’s description of Ithaca.
Our compelling research, from geophysics to classical history, means we are close to finding the answer!
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