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Homer

Homer's Tomb

by vanjakom     Greece

N 36° 47.015' E 025° 18.626' (WGS84)

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 Size: small
Status: Available
 Hidden on: 05 September 2018
 Published on: 05 September 2018
 Last update: 06 September 2018
 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC14B7A
Also listed at: geocaching.com 

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Ios is very strongly connected with Homer because according to the legend, Homer died in Ios. The greatest epic poet of the Greeks died because he violated a Pythian oracle. According to Pausanias, Homer visited the Delphi oracle to ask Pythia about his parents and origins. Pythia replied with the oracle "Your mother's home is the island of Ios, which will accept you when you die, but you should be careful of the enigma of the young children.". The poet, however, broke the oracle and traveled to Ios. There he saw some small children fishing on the coast. He asked what they got and the children replied: "Whatever we get we leave it and whatever we don't get we take it with us". The children were talking about lice. Those who found them, killed them, but those who did not find them, had them to their heads. Homer did not find the answer, but he remembered the warning of Pythia. He was horrified and ran away quickly. The road was muddy and the poet in his hurry slipped and fell, hitting his head and dying almost instantaneously.

According to another version, Homer died from his sadness that he did not solve the puzzle, while a third version says he was already seriously ill and went to Ios because he knew he would die. Of course, the death of the great poet is not based on historical studies, but on myths and traditions that circulated from mouth to mouth. Pausanias simply recorded a popular narrative.
The cacheCache is located at outside wall of Homer's Tumb. Looking at the entrance on left side of wall. Take a look at spoiler picture for more info.

The cache

Cache is located at outside wall of Homer's Tumb. Looking at the entrance on left side of wall. Take a look at spoiler picture for more info.

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Va gur jnyy, oruvaq ebpxf.

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