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Greece & Scheria: Scenes Remade

A ten‑minute visual tour of the mythic island of Scheria, linking Homeric scenes to archaeological finds and ancient sources.

Chapters

0:07 Storm and Shore
1:52 Phaeacian Hospitality
3:37 The Bow Contest
5:04 Departure and Legacy

On-screen text

0:07 Storm and Shore
0:14 Storm and Shore
0:31 Odysseus shipwrecked on Scheria Tradition / scripture · Homer, Odyssey, Book 5
0:49 Phaeacians linked to Corfu Historical record · Herodotus, Histories 3.122
1:07 Kassiopi palace ruins Historical record · Archaeological Survey of Corfu, 1975, excavations at Kassiopi
1:25 Thera fresco of swift ships Historical record · Pithomorphos fresco, Akrotiri, Thera, National Archaeological Museum, Athens, 1972
1:43 Hellenistic shipwreck near Corfu Historical record · V. K. Kourouni, “Shipwreck of a Hellenistic vessel near Corfu”, Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology 1998
1:52 Phaeacian Hospitality
1:59 Phaeacian Hospitality
2:16 Amphora depicts Odysseus with Alcinous Historical record · Attic red‑figure amphora, Louvre CA 1125 (ca. 470 BC)
2:34 Kylix shows Phaeacian games Historical record · Attic red‑figure kylix, Berlin 1385 (ca. 460 BC)
2:52 Gifts of gold and cloth Historical record · Homer, Odyssey, Book 8
3:10 Thera fresco of swift ships Historical record · Pithomorphos fresco, Akrotiri, Thera, National Archaeological Museum, Athens, 1972
3:28 Kassiopi palace ruins Historical record · Archaeological Survey of Corfu, 1975, excavations at Kassiopi
3:37 The Bow Contest
3:44 The Bow Contest
4:01 Bow-stringing challenge Tradition / scripture · Homer, Odyssey, Book 21
4:19 Large bows are mythic The Institute's interpretation · J. Boardman, Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period (1996), p. 112
4:37 Amphora depicts Odysseus with Alcinous Historical record · Attic red‑figure amphora, Louvre CA 1125 (ca. 470 BC)
4:55 Kylix shows Phaeacian games Historical record · Attic red‑figure kylix, Berlin 1385 (ca. 460 BC)
5:04 Departure and Legacy
5:11 Departure and Legacy
5:28 Odysseus sails home Tradition / scripture · Homer, Odyssey, Book 23
5:46 Later poets locate Phaeacians Tradition / scripture · Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 4.1200
6:04 Scheria as literary blend The Institute's interpretation · M. H. Crawford, The Aegean Bronze Age (1976), chap. 5
6:22 Linear B mentions fast ship Historical record · Linear B tablet N 254 (Pylos), 13th c BC
6:40 Hellenistic shipwreck near Corfu Historical record · V. K. Kourouni, “Shipwreck of a Hellenistic vessel near Corfu”, Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology 1998

Sources

Historical record: Herodotus, Histories 3.122 · Archaeological Survey of Corfu, 1975, excavations at Kassiopi · Pithomorphos fresco, Akrotiri, Thera, National Archaeological Museum, Athens, 1972 · V. K. Kourouni, “Shipwreck of a Hellenistic vessel near Corfu”, Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology 1998 · Attic red‑figure amphora, Louvre CA 1125 (ca. 470 BC) · Attic red‑figure kylix, Berlin 1385 (ca. 460 BC) · Homer, Odyssey, Book 8 · Linear B tablet N 254 (Pylos), 13th c BC

Tradition / scripture: Homer, Odyssey, Book 5 · Homer, Odyssey, Book 21 · Homer, Odyssey, Book 23 · Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 4.1200

The Institute's interpretation: J. Boardman, Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period (1996), p. 112 · M. H. Crawford, The Aegean Bronze Age (1976), chap. 5

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 103 s of CPU.

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Map overlay showing Crete and the Ionian archipelago merging into a shaded area.