Rare fragment of the Odyssey discovered in Dutch library

A 1,700-year-old fragment of Homer’s Odyssey was discovered in a library in Utrecht.

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The parchment, one of only thirty known worldwide, attests to the ancient spread of the epic.

The find coincides with the release of a modern film adaptation of the work.

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