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When Odysseus wandered about the ancient seas he was "forced" to spend 7 years as the love object of the sea nymph Calypso.

Many believe that Homer's island of Ogygia is today's Gozo of the Archipeligo of Malta in the Mediterranean. Click on the Azure Window for more.

Long before the start of the Trojan Wars and the post-war journeys of Odysseus, these huge blocks were erected as what is probably the oldest temple known. Built in 3600 BCE they pre-date the first Egyptian pyramids by 800 years!

Ggigantija Temple on the island of Gozo, Malta. MORE

• The images above on this page were lifted from the German language site about "Gozo"
• A great site to learn about Homer's "Illiad" (which read first) and "The Odessy"
  can be found at "Greek Myths and Legends"
• To find out more about the adventures of Odysseus prior to his long journey home make a visit to "Trojan Wars" .

This is the June 1999 page .

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