Greek Island Odyssey(2020)
DocumentaryWar & Politics
First Air Date: 2020-06-12
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 7.8
Votes: 4
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer's The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable Mediterranean seas, tracing Odysseus's long journey home. Her mission: to experience what the Greek hero experienced and to uncover truths behind the myths and legends, all while enjoying the delights of ancient Greece today. Follow her 1,700-mile adventure as it takes her to over a dozen islands and 22 historic sites and puts her through two hair-raising storms and even an earthquake.
Keywords
greecemythologygreek mythologyinterviewancient greecegreek islandgreek historybased on myths, legends or folklorehistoric sitebronze agelegendary creaturehistorical documentary
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Knowledge NetworkSeasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
The Hero's Voyage
Air Date: 2020-06-12
Visit the Greek islands of Fourni, Chios, Lesbos, and Samos as Bettany Hughes begins her own Odyssey-inspired voyage.
E02
Birthplace of the Gods
Air Date: 2020-06-19
Follow the next leg of Bettany's Odyssey-inspired voyage, as she treks to the islands of Delos, Ikaria, and Mykonos.
E03
Lover's Dance
Air Date: 2020-06-26
Join Bettany Hughes on the latest leg of her Greek island odyssey as she sails to Santorini, Naxos, and Siphnos.
E04
Epiphany's Festivities
Air Date: 2020-07-03
Bettany visits the islands of Crete and delves in-depth into the Minoan civilization while exploring the palace at Kn...
E05
Warriors of Legend
Air Date: 2020-07-10
Visit the home of Helen of Troy, Agamemnon, and Odysseus as our voyage takes us to the Peloponnese peninsula.
E06
Poseidon's Rage
Air Date: 2020-07-17
Bettany wraps up her Odyssey in Ithaca, where Poseidon expresses his wrath with an earthquake worthy of her legendary...
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