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Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

IOL · 19 August 2026 at 12:31

Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

" This place was always called Homer's Valley by the locals.

Travellers from all over the world would come and see the cave where Homer is said to have composed his poems," explained Turkish researcher Altan Altin.

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