Achilles' Shield Decoded - Oosten, Henk van
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Troy, the Trojan War and the meandering route of Odysseus were never found in the ancient Greek world. There is a lot of speculation, but no evidence. Where is Troy? Is it all Homer's imagination? No, it is elsewhere. A new viewpoint arose when interpreting the forging of the new shield of Achilles (Iliad) by using several metals and its decoration with pictures of the earth, the sky dome and Oceanus. Why such a decorated weapon? Thinking about this lead to a surprising breakthrough: the forging of the new shield might have a special meaning: no nice but useless decorations, but crucial…mehr

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Troy, the Trojan War and the meandering route of Odysseus were never found in the ancient Greek world. There is a lot of speculation, but no evidence. Where is Troy? Is it all Homer's imagination? No, it is elsewhere. A new viewpoint arose when interpreting the forging of the new shield of Achilles (Iliad) by using several metals and its decoration with pictures of the earth, the sky dome and Oceanus. Why such a decorated weapon? Thinking about this lead to a surprising breakthrough: the forging of the new shield might have a special meaning: no nice but useless decorations, but crucial information. This decoding of Achilles' shield shed new light on famous elements in Homer's poems, such as a new motive for the Trojan War and forgotten Bronze Age knowledge for celestial navigation on Oceanus by Odysseus. This ultimately leads to the discovery of Troy, Ithaca, the battlefield of the Trojan War and Oceanus in a complete different part of the world.
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Henk van Oosten was a scientist in horticulture and active in innovation projects to create mindshifts to open new developments. The same approach was used now to let arise new views on the origin of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He is interested in history by reading and travelling along ancient sites. He is a sailor and interpretes the Odyssey from the viewpoint of a sailor. Part of his work on Troy and related events (Trojan War and Odysseus) can be found on www.academia.edu (English and Spanish), on the English internet platform Medium (https://medium.com/@fcameronlister/the-secrets-hidden-in-achilles-shield-a41e9fbe228f?sk=cd92faa97a0d659fe41b4fa2c04d8224) and on the Dutch website https://www.hunebednieuwscafe.nl/2020/08/ The author can be found on Facebook (Hendrik J. van Oosten, Wageningen University, the Netherlands)