Ex Oriente Odysseus: the Babylonian Connection of a Greek Hero

Happy is he who, like Odysseus, made a beautiful journey, (…) And then returned, full of experience and wisdom To live among his relatives for the rest of his life! – French Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay (1522-1560) [ . . . ] The post Ex Oriente Odysseus: the Babylonian Connection of a Greek…