Segment

Odyssey Book 6 line 249-251 Barry B Powell

An hour walk segment

Palace

We decided to take a logical approach and as there'd be not much use in searching the plain, where due to the accumulation of sediment for over more than 3,000 years any place would be covered by thick layers, unable to be distinguished without digging. We therefore picked a segment around the palace and the city, at a reasonable distance from both and hoped for the best.

Years of asking people about striking stones and one very helpful host in Vasiliki led me to the most beautiful and interesting places around the Vasiliki plain, complete with huge rocks fitted deep into the earth.

...there, too, is the place of assembly around the beautiful temple to Poseidon. The place is fitted with huge stones set down into the earth.

City

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Fortunately, this segment against the hills, about three quarters of an hour to an hour walk away from palace and city, offers plenty of places of interest. Let's see what Homer writes about the place of assembly at Scheria:

We'll now go through these places to determine whether they're suitable candidates for the place of gathering.