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6. Greek Island Odyssey - Poseidon's Rage
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Historian Bettany Hughes is on the final leg of her Odyssey-inspired voyage and heading to the beautiful western islands that will lead her to Ithaca. Follow her from the Peloponnesian city of Corinth, once a recruiting ground for Greek soldiers to fight in the Trojan War, then to Corfu, the “paradise on Earth” where Odysseus found salvation and a way to get back home. Finally, witness the last stop of the journey, Ithaca, where, like the Homeric hero she’s been tracing, she encounters unsettling events that are, quite literally, earth-shaking.
5. Greek Island Odyssey - Warriors of Legend
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Bettany Hughes is nearing the end of her personal odyssey from the battlegrounds of ancient Troy to Odysseus’s home in Ithaca. This leg of the voyage finds her in the Peloponnese, home to one of the greatest Bronze Age civilizations—the Mycenaeans—as well as the mythic heroes Helen of Troy, Agamemnon, and Odysseus himself. Bettany’s explores this peninsula’s prosperous and violent past and discovers, through its human remains and golden treasures, just how much the ancient Greeks' legendary tales are rooted in fact.
4. Epiphany's Festivities
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Bettany Hughes’ personal odyssey through the Greek islands takes her to Crete, home of legendary heroes and villains, powerful ancient civilizations, and macabre history. Follow her to Chania, Knossos, and Eleutherna, where she explores a replica boat built from the age of Odysseus and recounts the stories of the Minotaur and Achilles. Then discover a more recent, dramatic chapter in Crete's history as we investigate Germany’s occupation of the island in World War II and meet a 95-year-old who narrowly escaped a Nazi firing squad as a teenager.
3. Lover's Dance
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Bettany follows Odysseus home to Ithaca.
2. Birthplace of the Gods
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Bettany Hughes continues her route.
1. The Hero's Voyage
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Bettany sails across Greece.
